FM hints rationalising tax rates in coming Budget

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has hinted at rationalising tax rates and providing incentives for manufacturing in the coming Budget while asserting that “structural changes” will have to be made to get the economy to 8-9 per cent growth. Hard selling India to global investors at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Finance Minister also […]

EC issues a fresh notice to Kejriwal on his bribery remark

Elelction Commission has censured Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal for his allegation that BJP incited communal violence in Delhi. In its order, the Commission said, Kejriwal’s statements have the effect of creating mutual hatred between different castes and communities and vitiating the purity of election process and disturbing level playing field. Meanwhile, the EC […]

National flag to fly half-mast across India to respect departed King Abdullah

India will observe a national mourning on Saturday as a mark of respect to departed King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. According to an official release, the national flag will be flown at half mast throughout the country and there will be no official entertainment during the day. Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman has pledged continuity, […]

US President Obama calls for eliminating Pak based safe havens of terror

US President Barack Obama has called for eliminating safe havens of terror in Pakistan for lasting regional and world peace. In an interview to New Delhi based Magazine, the US president said that India and US are true global partners and he is also praised the commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for heralding a […]

Security arrangements in place for Obama visit: Rajnath Singh

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured that all security arrangements are in place for US President Barack Obama’s three-day visit during which he will be the Chief Guest on the Republic Day function. With just few days left for U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to India, security has been tightened in the national capital. […]

PM launches ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ campaign from Panipat

Government’s ambitious ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign to save and empower the girl child was launched on Thursday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Panipat in Haryana, the state with the lowest sex ratio in the country. Launching the programme, the Prime Minister appealed to people to change their mindset towards girl child.He asked people […]

Climate Change: PM for credit to green initiatives

Pitching for a paradigm shift in the global approach towards climate change, PM Narendra Modi on Monday said instead of only focussing on emission cuts, due credit should be given to efforts made for clean energy generation and conservation. Underlining that focus should shift from “carbon credit” towards “green credit”, he singled out solar energy, […]

Mamata Banerjee Exclusive – Headlines Today

New Delhi:  West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief, Mamata Banerjee has broken her silence on the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam which has brought her government under the scanner. In an exclusive interview to Headlines Today,Ms Banerjee claims that she has nothing to hide. Asked whether she was close to the Saradha group, […]

HDFC Bank Ltd to hold meeting of its Board of Directors on July 17, 2013, to consider the unaudited financial results for the first quarter ending June 30, 2013 (Q1).

Hindustan Unilever Ltd will hold 80th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company on July 26, 2013.