Parliament briefly adjourned
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for 15 and 10 minutes respectively on Tuesday. The Lok Sabha was adjourned when the opposition demanded action against Minister of state…
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Destination: Making a difference through love and care
Guwahati, March 1 (IANS) Ten years ago she had to run from pillar to post for getting her autistic child admitted to a school in Guwahati. While most turned her down, only a few responded…
The chilling reality of a significant scientific achievement
By Vikas Datta Title: Chilled – How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again; Author: Tom Jackson; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 272; Price: Rs. 499 What one measure can bring down the modern civilisation?…
Unique art show: 22 prominent artists, photographers donate works for special children
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Twenty-two prominent artists and photographers, among them Anjolie Ela Menon and Raghu Rai, have come together for Art Reflect 2016, an annual charity show fundraiser for Udaan, a non-profit foundation…
PM wishes Nitish Kumar on his birthday
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his birthday. “Birthday wishes to Bihar CM @NitishKumar ji. May he be blessed with a long and…
Hazy morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) It was a hazy morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.1 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain partly…
Sensex surges 191 points in early trade
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) A day after Union Budget 2016-17 was announced, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Tuesday was trading 190.98 points or 0.83 percent up during…
Food Security Act to be implemented in UP from Tuesday
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) The Food Security Act is set to be implemented across Uttar Pradesh from Tuesday, an official said. Once the act comes into effect, poor families will get wheat at Rs. 2…
NE Industry bodies hail Budget 2016-17
Guwahati, Feb 29 (IANS) Industry bodies of Assam and northeast termed the union budget 2016-17 presented on Monday as a good one based on realistic projection and said it was prepared while keeping in mind…
Gurgaon faces water shortage
Gurgaon, Feb 29 (IANS) The residents of Gurgaon have been facing a water crisis for last few days, first due to the Jat stir for quotas and now due to the cleaning of the supply…
Paltry increase in budget for judiciary and its infrastructure
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The union budget for 2016-17 has earmarked Rs.900 crore for the development of judicial infrastructure in the states, merely Rs.93.35 crore higher from Rs. 806.65 crores allocated in 2015-16. The…
Software majors hail SEZ scheme extension, digital plans
Bengaluru, Feb 29 (IANS) Software majors TCS and Wipro on Monday lauded Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for extending tax benefit to export units under the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) scheme till 2020 and the government’s…
Budget to benefit agrarian rural economy of Odisha: Pradhan
Bhubaneswar, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said the Budget 2016-17 will largely benefit agrarian rural economies of Odisha. He said the thrust of the budget is to give boost to…
SC asks Swamy to go to HC with plea against hate speech penal provision
Ahmedabad: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy addresses a press conference in Ahmedabad, on Nov 19, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that it could not decriminalise a penal…
Budget 2016-17 has nothing for Assam, Northeast: Gogoi
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi addresses a press conference in Guwahati on Jan 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Guwahati, Feb 29 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday termed the union budget 2016-17 as…
Union budget deprives Odisha of legitimate share: Patnaik
Bhubaneswar, Feb 29 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said the union budget 2016-17 has deprived his state of its legitimate share while putting a financial burden on the state government. Patnaik, however,…
Krishi Kalyan Cess to rake in Rs.5,000 crore
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is hoping to mop up around Rs.5,000 crore under the new with his new Krishi Kalyan Cess at 0.5 percent on all taxable services during 2016-17….
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 lived in the vicinity, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on Monday. Ray…
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, as its proposals were less than expected with caveats, the industry’s apex body Nasscom said…
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 minister P.K. Thungon was convicted in a corruption case relating to the allotment of government…