Investor sentiment seems to be turning positive on the engineering and construction sector once again. Increasing order inflows, improvement in project execution and high expected spending are providing the stimulus. The government’s spending on infrastructure projects is also expected to pick up significantly in the next few years.

The CPI(M) has said that the verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy is of “direct relevance” to the Nuclear Liability Bill and maintained that the bill “bears the handiwork of the US nuclear industry lobby”.

The competition in the mobile internet segment is hotting up. Reliance Communications and Videocon on Wednesday offered unlimited internet access to subscribers through their mobile phones for a monthly fee which is just under Rs 100.

The Indian armed forces on Wednesday released two crucial doctrines, including one that reportedly deals with media management in a conflict situation as well as dissemination of information intended to remove ill-will among the populace in insurgency-hit areas besides other aspects.

India on Tuesday stressed on adopting labour intensive policies to generate employment across the world.
Speaking at 99th session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva on Tuesday, the Union labour and employment minister, Mr Mallikarjun Kharge, said that global unemployment is still at record levels despite the greenshoots in the job market.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday ruled out any meeting with officials of Dow Chemicals, the new owners of Union Carbide Corp, during his visit to the US next week. “If I go there at all, I would be addressing the (US-India) CEOs meeting and also have some bilateral meetings with Treasury officials. I do not know of any other meeting. I do not know from where these things come,” he told reporters here when asked about reports about his plans to meet with Dow Chemicals CEO Andrew Liveris in US.

Taking cognisance of representations received from various trade associations, Delhi finance minister Dr A.K. Walia on Tuesday stated that the city government is committed to provide a trader-friendly Value Added Tax (VAT) mechanism.

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday booked former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and his two sons, Ajay and Abhay, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Two unidentified bike-borne assailants snatched a bag containing lakhs of cash from two youth in Vivek Vihar area of east Delhi in broad daylight on Tuesday.
The police officials said the incident took place at around 1.45 pm when the victims, identified as Gulshan Chawla, a resident of Jhilmil colony in Vivek Vihar, a

Star-struck BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday appointed actor-turned-politician Smriti Irani as the party’s women wing chief. Earlier too, many eyebrows were raised in the organisation when Mr Gadkari tried to nominate yesteryears’ “dream girl” Hema Malini for a Rajya Sabha berth from Madhya Pradesh. He was later forced to backtrack following a stiff resistance over her nomination from within the party. He, however, had already made Ms Malini the party’s vice-president.