Inflation rises to 7.52 per cent in November
Costly vegetables, particularly potato and onion, pushed the November wholesale inflation to a 14-month high of 7.52 per cent, making it difficult for the Reserve Bank to ease key policy rate. Vegetable prices shot up by 95.25 per cent in November as compared to 78.38 per cent in the previous... read more »
Kamal Nath appeals to SP to support Lokpal bill
New Delhi – Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Monday appealed to the Samajwadi Party to support the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha as a senior SP member said the party is opposed to the anti-corruption legislation. Kamal Nath, speaking to reporters outside parliament, said the upper... read more »
NDA regime grant of additional spectrum: Case adjourned
New Delhi – A Delhi court Monday posted for Feb 20 next year the hearing of a case of grant of additional spectrum to private operators through a union government decision of January 2002, du ring the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime. The hearing in the case was stayed April 26 this... read more »
Nandita Das finds it tough to pick Saroj Khan’s moves
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – Actress Nandita Das, who will be seen with husband Subodh Maskara in upcoming Spanish film “Traces of Sandalwood”, finds it tough to keep pace with ace choreographer Saroj Khan for one of the songs of the film. After 23 years in the film industry,... read more »
Thai caretaker PM calls meeting to resolve crisis
Bangkok – Thailand caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Thursday invited all political parties and sections of the society to meet Sunday to seek solutions to the political... read more »
Sofia Hayat files complaint against Armaan Kohli
Mumbai – Sofia Hayat has registered a police complai! nt against actor Armaan Kohli, her co-contestant on reality show “Bigg Boss-Saath 7”, the British actress-singer’s... read more »
DMK flays UPA over fishermen arrests
Chennai – DMK leader M. Karunanidhi Thursday attacked the central and Puducherry governments for failing to secure the release of Indian fishermen jailed in Sri Lanka. “The... read more »
Prince Harry`s South Pole trek nearing completion
London – Prince Harry has said that they are just three-and-a-half day away from their destination, and that he cannot wait to reach the South Pole as the charity trek nears to an... read more »
Lokpal Bill likely to be taken up Monday
New Delhi – The Lokpal Bill is likely to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha Monday, said Satyavrat Chaturvedi, who chaired the select committee that looked into the anti-corruption bill. “The... read more »
