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Bus parking bays may be scrapped
The bus parking bays that were to come up around various Commonwealth Games venues are nowhere to be seen on the ground. The task, entrusted to the PWD and NDMC, was to be completed by August 10 but not a single one of them seems nearing completion. For that matter, only some basic digging has taken place.
Man arrested for pregnant wife’s murder
Two days after a 22-year-old pregnant woman, Neetu, was found dead in a park in west Delhi, the investigating officers have arrested her husband, Amit Chandra, in connection with the case. The accused, Amit, will be produced in a Delhi court on Friday and is likely to go in a judicial custody.
CWG organisers face trouble as scandals widen
India's government auditor says it has found evidence that the head of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the top Indian organiser have been responsible for loss of revenue, financial irregularitie
Post IPO, CIL to be largest listed employer
State-owned Coal India on Friday said it would become India's largest listed employer among the firms registered on the bourses, after completion of its public issue.
Bindra elected in ISSF's athlete committee
He may not have clinched a medal at the World Championships this time but Olympic gold-winning Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra continued to rise in stature by getting elected to the International Shooting Sport Federation's (ISSF) Athlete Committee.
BJP, CPI(M) attack Pawar on issue of rotting foodgrains
The BJP and CPI(M) on Friday slammed agriculture minister Sharad Pawar for stating in Rajya Sabha that the issue of rotting grains was an "exaggeration" and accused the government of not caring for th
Coal blocks to private firms through auction; Bill moved in RS
The government on Friday moved a bill in the Rajya Sabha, which provides for allocation of coal blocks through auction to private companies replacing allocation by a government screening panel.
US move to hike visa fee ‘discriminatory’: Nasscom
Software industry body Nasscom on Friday said the US Border Security Bill, which has been passed by the Senate, has logical flaws and is discriminatory in nature.
BlackBerry optimistic of resolving security issue
Faced with August 31 deadline to address the country's security concerns, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Friday said it was "optimistic" of resolving with the government the issue of lawful in
CWG village to be home away from home
Promising to provide facilities "unheard of in many of the Games Villages around the world", the Commonwealth Games Village will open mid-September for the 8,000 athletes and team officials who will b
