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Goa bags best stall award at Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF),2014
Goa bags best stall award at Travel and ...

Goa bags best stall award at Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF),2014

Panaji – Goa has been awarded the best designed stall at the Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) Bangalore held recently. The three day fest brought together 175 participants, including representation from 19 Indian states and nine countries. The Goa’s stall had the participation of more... read more »

Congress pulls out family jewel for 2014 General Elections
Congress pulls out family jewel for 2014...

Congress pulls out family jewel for 2014 General Elections

The Congress has pulled out the entire family firepower of the Gandhis ahead of the 2014 elections. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday afternoon attended a meeting of senior Congress leaders at her brother Rahul’s house at Tughlak Lane in New Delhi, though he was not present. The leaders at... read more »

Tiger Woods topped Golf Digest 50's income list for 2013
Tiger Woods topped Golf Digest 50’...

Tiger Woods topped Golf Digest 50’s income list for 2013

World number one Tiger Woods has reportedly topped Golf Digest 50’s income list for 2013 for the 11th time in its 11-year history with 1.3 billion US dollars in career earnings, with Australian Adam Scott coming in eighth. The 14-time major champion has accumulated 83 million US dollars,... read more »

Robin van Persie backs 'leading man' David Moyes to turn things around for Manchester United
Sunderland v Manchester United

Sunderland v Manchester United

Follow live match commentary of the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg between Sunderland and Manchester United at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 19.45 GMT 22.01 Well then. Thanks a lot for following this with us. A close game, could have gone either way, and I still fancy... read more »

Barack Obama signed bipartisan budget deal and defence authorisation bill

Barack Obama signed bipartisan budget deal and defence authorisation bill

 U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bipartisan budget deal easing spending cuts and a defence authorisation bill that takes a step towards ultimate closure of Guantanamo. Mr.... read more »

45 Dead in Brazil floods

45 Dead in Brazil floods

The toll from heavy rains and flooding in Brazil’s southeast states climbed to 45, authorities said. As many as 27 people were confirmed dead in Espirito Santo and 18 in Minas Gerais,... read more »

In a move that is likely to have a spiralling impact on the cost of travel for the common man, public transport and other related areas, Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) on Thursday announced a steep hike of Rs. 4.50 paise per Kg in the price of compressed natural gas (CNG), the second successive hike in three months. In a related move that could hurt the household budgets, IGL also hiked the price of cooking piped gas to kitchens by Rs. 5.15 per Kg with effect from Thursday midnight. Under the new pricing regime, CNG will cost Rs. 50.10 per Kg in Delhi and Rs. 56.70 per Kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad, IGL said in a statement in New Delhi. The price of piped natural gas (PNG) to the households in Delhi is being revised from Rs. 27.50 per standard cubic metre to Rs. 29.50 per scm up to consumption of 30 scm in two months. Beyond consumption of 30 scm in two months, the applicable rate in Delhi would be Rs. 52 per scm. Due to differential tax structure in Uttar Pradesh, the applicable price of domestic PNG to households in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad would be Rs. 31 per scm up to consumption of 30 scm in two months, which has been increased from existing Rs. 29 per scm. Beyond consumption of 30 scm in two months, the rate applicable in these cities would be Rs. 54 per scm. CNG price was last revised in September when it was hiked by a hefty Rs. 3.70 per kg. Price of CNG sold to automobiles in Delhi then increased from Rs. 41.90 to Rs. 45.60 per kg. Also at that time, the price of piped cooking gas, called PNG, for households has been hiked from Rs. 24.50 per scm to Rs. 27.50 per scm. The statement said the increase was primarily due to increase in input cost as a result of reallocation of domestically produced gas quantities by the government for all city gas distribution companies across the country. “There has been a reduction in allocation of APM gas to us, which is forcing us to source more quantity of market priced imported R-LNG, whose prices are currently on an upswing. This has affected our overall input cost by over 13 per cent. There has also been an increase in the operating expenses including increase in minimum wages announced by the government with effect from October 2013,” the statement added. Government reallocated domestic gas allocations to all city gas distribution companies across the country as a fall out of a recent court order. All the earlier gas allocations had been cancelled and the revised allocations now also include PMT gas, which is priced higher than APM gas. “In terms of volume, there has been nearly 5 per cent decrease in the overall quantity of domestic gas allocated to IGL for Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. The reduction in allocation as well as increase in demand is forcing IGL to source much higher priced imported R-LNG. The prices of R-LNG have been on the rise recently and therefore, new R-LNG quantities are available in the market at much higher prices than the existing ones,” the company said. However, the company said the increase would not have a major impact on the per km running cost of vehicles. For autos, the increase would be 13 paise per km, for taxi it would be 22 paisa per Km and in case of buses, the increase would be Rs. 1.30 per km, which translates to just over two paisa per passenger-kilometre.

IGL hikes CNG price by Rs. 4.50 in Delhi, NCR towns

 In a move that is likely to have a spiralling impact on the cost of travel for the common man, public transport and other related areas, Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) on Thursday... read more »

Arafat’s death not caused by radiation

Arafat’s death not caused by radiation

 A Russian probe into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has found no trace of radioactive poisoning, the chief of the government agency that conducted the study said on... read more »

Court verdict has exposed conspiracy against Modi: Jaitley

Court verdict has exposed conspiracy against Modi: Jaitley

New Delhi – Hailing the court decision to dismiss a plea challenging the clean chit to Narendra Modi in a 2002 riots case, BJP leader Arun Jaitley Thursday said Thursday truth has prevailed and... read more »