Hike in Delhi Metro fares only after State elections: Venkaiah Naidu
NEW DELHI:Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will have to wait for a final decision on increasing the fares with Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu saying that this is not the right time to talk on fare hikes. He also indicated that the fare hike will happen only after the State elections... read more »
Delhi University admissions remain procrastinate, AISA protesters detained ...
New Delhi: The stand-off between the University Grants Commission and Delhi University continues over the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme with no admissions for a third day on Thursday. More than 20 members of the All India Students Association have been detained and brought to the police station... read more »
RComm raises $804 million via share sale: sources
Reliance Communications Ltd (RLCM.NS) on Wednesday raised $804 million by selling shares, people involved in the process said, in what is the single biggest equity issue since the pro-business Narendra Modi government took office. The proceeds will help the company’s third-largest mobile... read more »
Oil minister to attend cabinet meet amid gas price hike speculation
Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan will attend a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, a government source said, amid speculation that India could raise gas prices from July 1. Pradhan is not a member of the cabinet committee, but can attend the meeting as a special invitee. The earliest possible date to... read more »
Setback for Ashok Chavan, SC says EC can disqualify candidate for paid news
In a verdict that will have serious implications on curbing paid news, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Election Commission was authorised to disqualify a person on account on... read more »
Recovery of bodies from South Korean ferry suspended
SEOUL: The operation to recover bodies from the ferry that sank off South Korea last month has been suspended due to heavy seas, a spokesman said on Saturday, amid concern that many of the... read more »
Assam violence: 12 arrested after another 9 bodies recovered; death toll rises to 32
Nine more bodies have been found in the Baksa district of Assam, after the last count of 22 given by the officials on Friday night. The police have arrested 12 people in Baksa and another 8... read more »
Modi is lying, was never friends with him, Ahmed Patel says
NEW DELHI: The controversy over Narendra Modi’s interview to Doordarshan intensified on Friday with Sonia Gandhi’s political aide Ahmed Patel refuting the BJP’s PM... read more »
Chennai blast: Jaya gets territorial, won’t let centre join probe...
In an inexplicable move, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has refused to let the National Investigation Agency (NIA) teams from the Centre as well as other Central agencies participate in the... read more »
