Category: National

Road named after Satyajit Ray in Kolkata

Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) South Kolkata's Lee Road will be renamed Satyajit Ray Dharani after the legendary film director, who…

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Budget mixed bag for IT, start-ups: Nasscom

Bengaluru, Feb 29 (IANS) The union budget for 2016-17 was a mixed bag for the Indian IT industry and start-ups,…

10 years ago

Former minister Thungon gets over three year jail term for corruption

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) A court on Monday sentenced, to a three and a half year imprisonment, former union…

10 years ago

Satyajit Ray’s neighbourhood in Kolkata gets a facelift

Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) Fancy strolling through a charming Victorian-era neighbourhood in the city and soaking in some Ray nostalgia…

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India’s core industry index shows positive growth in January

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The industrial output index for India's eight core industries registered growth in January, pushed up…

10 years ago

Photography exhibition celebrates geology, rocks

Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) Celebrating the "madness of earth", a rather off-beat photography contest took viewers off-the-beaten track through jagged…

10 years ago

IndiGo to receive A320 Neos from March

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Budget airline IndiGo on Monday said Airbus has confirmed to deliver 24 A320 Neo aircraft…

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Seeds for agricultural transformation sown: M.S. Swaminathan

Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) The seeds for agricultural transformation has been sown for the dawn of a new era in…

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Ex-gratia announced for Jessop, Dunlop employees

Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) The West Bengal government, which has passed a bill to take over the ailing industrial units…

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Budget lacks flavour: Jayalalithaa

Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa on Monday said some of the schemes announced by union Finance…

10 years ago

SC asks trial court for daily hearings in Saibaba’s case

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked a Maharashtra court to hold daily hearings into the…

10 years ago

Central government may list/divest only the top general insurers: Experts

Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) The central government may list not more than two of six general insurance companies owned by…

10 years ago

Thane family’s massacre: Police still looking for motive

Thane (Maharashtra), Feb 29 (IANS) A day after the macabre massacre of 14 members of his own family by an…

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Manipur High Court nullifies Congress MLA’s election

Imphal, Feb 29 (IANS) The Manipur High Court on Monday nullified the election of Congress legislator Mairembam Prithiviraj on charges…

10 years ago

More agricultural credit, farmers’ income to be doubled by 2022: Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday that agriculture and farmers' welfare was a…

10 years ago

LF-Congress tie-up: Camps weigh pain and pleasure

Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) The Congress on Monday said it has started informal seat sharing talks with the Left Front…

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7th pay panel report burdens government expenditure: Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said fiscal 2016-17 would be extremely challenging because of…

10 years ago

Kejriwal’s narrow escape as car attacked; Punjab orders probe

Ludhiana, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had a narrow escape on Monday when the vehicle he was…

10 years ago

Direct benefit transfer for fertilizers proposed

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government will introduce on a pilot basis direct transfer of subsidy on fertilisers to…

10 years ago

Infrastructure, housing reforms in Budget boost spirits of India Inc

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's attempt to boost the rural economy, affordable housing and infrastructure got…

10 years ago



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