By Amit Kapoor The usual brouhaha around the Budget strips the Economic Survey of the attention it deserves. The Survey document, especially since Arvind Subramanian has taken over as the Chief Economic Advisor, has consistently…
Kannur (Kerala) Feb 13 (IANS) Thirty-year-old Youth Congress worker, Shoaib was found murdered late last night by CPI-M workers, the party said. The Left party’s leadership here has denied any role in it. The Congress…
Shimla, Feb 13 (IANS) Popular tourist destinations Shimla and Manali continued to experience more snowfall on the second day on Tuesday, while lower hills across Himachal Pradesh were lashed by rain, bringing the temperature down…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Citing increasing threats from China and Russia, the Pentagon has asked for a major boost in military spending for 2019, requesting Congress to approve a budget of $686 billion, one of…
New York, Feb 13 (IANS) IT services and outsourcing provider Wipro Limited and Tata Steel Ltd are the two Indian firms that have been selected among 135 world’s most ethical companies for 2018 by the…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) It was a misty morning here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at nine degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky is…
Srinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) After heavy snowfall in the hills and moderate rain and snow in the plains a day ago, the weather across Jammu and Kashmir is set to improve Tuesday onwards, the Met…
San Francisco, Feb 13 (IANS) With a market share of 24.3 per cent, HP retained its leadership position in the global notebook market in 2017 while Apple surpassed ASUS to reach the fourth spot with…
Dubai, Feb 13 (IANS) The Dubai International Airport has planned to offer temporary visas to transit passengers, an official announced. The visas will be given to “most nationalities”, Amer Abdul Raoof, Director of Dubai 10X…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) With the fate of hundreds of thousands of young, undocumented immigrants in the balance, the US Senate has begun an open-ended debate on immigration, the media reports said. This is an…
Rome, Feb 13 (IANS/AKI) A book presentation at the Italian Prime Minister’s office here on Thursday will mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and India, the Foreign Ministry announced. Undersecretary of State…
Vienna, Feb 13 (IANS) One person was killed and 22 others were hurt in a train collision in the central Austrian state of Styria on Monday, media reported. The two passenger trains collided in the…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) A 45-year-old telescope in the US will create the largest three-dimensional map of the universe, which could help scientists to solve the mystery of dark energy that is believed to drive…
New York, Feb 13 (IANS) US stocks traded higher on Monday as the market recovered from a heavy weekly sell-off. At midday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 272.64 points, or 1.13 per cent, to…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Kolkata will become a “safe city” for women with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking the measure to ensure safety and security to women from the Nirbhaya Fund, an…
Jaipur, Feb 12 (IANS) Congress declared the Rajasthan Budget for 2018-19 presented on Monday as an “election budget” while the ruling BJP’s state unit chief Ashok Parnami termed it as inclusive as it cares for…
Shillong, Feb 12 (IANS) A grenade was recovered from a vehicle of a Congress worker in poll-bound Meghalaya on Monday, police said. Shillong City Police Chief Spill Thamar said that the Chinese-made grenade was found…
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) The Bengaluru division of the South Western Railway (SWR) on Monday unveiled a dedicated mobile application for purchasing unreserved tickets on mobile by commuters and passengers travelling daily or at short…
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Natural gas utility major Gail (India) on Monday reported a rise of over 28 per cent in its net profit for the third quarter of 2017-18. According to the company, its…
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she has requested Ford Motor Company’s Alfred Ford to setting up a manufacturing unit of the car manufacturer in her state. She…