New Delhi
Court puts off sealing of towers
In less than a week, the Delhi high court on Wednesday, in its second interim order, restrained the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from sealing the illegal mobile towers providing service in the city till next Monday.
Miffed Sheila bars media
Peeved over “questioning” of the media on the Afzal Guru mercy plea issue, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday cracked a gag order against the media by restricting its entry in the city government headquarters.
Afzal’s file goes back and forth
A day after the 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal guru’s mercy plea file moved from chief minister Sheila Dikshit to the lieutenant governor, and again back to her, the file finally came back to the Raj Niwas again on Wednesday with minor clarification. While Ms Dikshit has reportedly noted that the “Delhi government is in agreement
Exports surge 36.2% in April
The economic crisis-worn exports sector posted a staggering 36.2 per cent growth in April to $16.9 billion, but the government tempered the euphoria saying growth appeared large due to last year’s poor showing.
Gas price hiked, power cost rises
In a far-reaching decision, the government on Wednesday raised natural gas prices by more than double to $4.20 per mmBtu, a move that will result in a rise in power and fertiliser production cost and rise in CNG rates.
Suman Munjal gets 26% stake
The Munjal family, promoters of the Hero Group, on Wednesday announced a family settlement agreement following which their 26 per cent stake in the two-wheeler maker Hero Honda will now be owned by Mr Suman Kant Munjal, the second son of group chairman, Mr Brij Mohan Lall Munjal.
‘Failure to amend constitution, operate league led to termination’
A day after the Asian Football Confederation decided to scrap the ambitious Vision India programme in New Delhi and Tamil Nadu, the All India Football Federation expressed regret that the state associations failed to comply to the AFC norms.
Afzal file: From Sheila to L-G and back
Four years after the Union home ministry sought the Delhi government’s views on Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru’s mercy petition, the file saw a sudden flurry of activity on Tuesday.
In home ministry, a crippling confusion
Confusion prevails in the Union home ministry on how to deal with the terror unleashed by Maoists.
‘UIDAI back end office of NPR’
Rejecting the view that with the launch of creating a National Population Register (NPR) containing biometric details of individuals, the role of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) would
