New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Giving relief to taxpayers, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Thursday issued fresh guidelines to field officers for granting stay of demand at the first appeal stage, an…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Renowned academicians on Thursday slammed the central government for what they called its unwarranted interference in central universities and autonomous educational institutes. “Universities are places for dialogue where people from…
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday said it will celebrate the birth centenary of party leader and former chief minister Biju Patnaik across the globe from March 5. Industry…
Mumbai: Lyricist Javed Akhtar during the special celebrity screening of film Guddu Rangeela in Mumbai on July 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Bollywood’s wizard of words Javed Akhtar feels the quality…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reached out to the opposition for its support to run the government smoothly and invoked late Congress…
Guwahati, March 3 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday asked the central government to make the Naga Peace Deal public as the accord signed between the government and the NSCN-IM on August 3,…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 (IANS) The Kerala Congress-Mani, the third largest member in the ruling Congress-led UDF, split on Thursday when four senior leaders decided to quit. The party has eight legislators but none of them…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Thursday officially announced an electoral alliance and also reached an agreement over seat sharing. As per the agreement the…
Ghaziabad, March 3 (IANS) Jewellers in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh kept their shops shuttered and sat on a dharna on Thursday in protest against the imposition of excise duty on jewellery. Jewellers Association General Secretary…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The target of supplying electricity to nearly 18,500 villages in the country that do not have power connection will be met by March 31, 2017, a year ahead of schedule,…
By Parmod Kumar New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court’s remarks on nationalism and love for the nation while granting bail to JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar were denounced on Thursday by senior…
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) The CBI has interrogated a senior police officer of Odisha in connection with Seashore chit fund scam in which lakhs of investors were allegedly duped of money totalling about Rs.1,500 crore,…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The second retreat of heads of public sector financial institutions – Gyan Sangam – will kick off on Friday at the State Bank Academy in Gurgaon, an official statement said….
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) “No direct link” has been found between Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and anti-India sloganeering on the campus on February 9, a magisterial report said. The…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar reached the JNU here on Thursday evening, 20 days after he was arrested there on charges of sedition. Kanhaiya Kumar entered the sprawling Jawaharlal Nehru…
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has turned to the Indian School of Business (ISB) to hire executives to achieve its goal to be among the top three states in India by 2022…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Centre has to decide on the release of those convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) on Thursday decided to file an special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court challenging the regulation issued by the telecom regulator on…
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) Animal rights groups are applauding a Goa government notification disfavouring ‘Dhirio’ — Konkani term for bullfighting — even though a legislative panel continues to see if the blood sport can be…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Over 15000 specimens from India housed at the London’s Natural History Museum (NHM) have been digitised till date, its curator Alan Warren said on Thursday. According to an estimate by him,…