Retail inflation jumps to 9-month high in November
Costlier fruits and vegetables such as onions and tomatoes pushed retail inflation to a nine-month high of 11.24 per cent in November, making it harder for the Reserve Bank to lower interest rates. Inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October was revised upwards to 10.17 per... read more »
Telangana bill reaches Hyderabad
Hyderabad – The bill for formation of separate Telangana state reached Hyderabad Thursday evening, officials said. A senior official of the union home ministry reached Hyderabad along with the bill by a special aircraft. He drove to state secretariat and handed over the bill to Chief... read more »
Mamata government passes bill against chit funds again
Kolkata – Seven months after passing legislation aimed to protect interests of chit fund depositors but failing to get presidential assent, the West Bengal assembly Thursday cleared another bill on the issue, amidst the opposition’s apprehension that it would again be sent back for... read more »
Hottest hair trends for 2014
New Delhi – The new year calls for new things. Why not try a fresh hairstyle too? Hairstylist Asgar Saboo predicts the hairstyles which will be in vogue and which ones will be out of fashion in 2014. The Britain-based stylist has suggestions for women as well as men. For Women: Windswept... read more »
Assembly election 2013: Sheila Dikshit resigns,Close fight between BJP and AAP in Delhi
New Delhi – Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit sent her resignation to governor Najeeb Jung on Sunday and the BJP was set for a return to power after 15 years as counting took place... read more »
Delhi results a verdict against misdeeds of Congress: Vardhan
With results indicating big gains for BJP in Delhi polls, the party’s chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said his priority would be to set up a task force within a... read more »
AAP celebrates in Delhi
New Delhi – Workers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) began celebrating as it was leading in 26 of the 68 seats for which trends were available at 11 a.m. as counting got underway Sunday... read more »
Chhattisgarh heading for close finish
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – Chhattisgarh was heading for a close finish Sunday with the opposition Congress giving a tough fight to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the... read more »
AAP’s performance surprising, says BJP
New Delhi – The BJP admitted Sunday that the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) stunning performance in Delhi elections was “surprising” but maintained that it would form a... read more »
