New Delhi

Syndicate content

Oil firms’ delegation meets A.K. Walia

Amid petrol pumps across the capital remaining shut in protest against the hike in VAT on diesel, a delegation of oil marketing companies’ officials met Delhi finance minister Dr A.K. Walia on Friday. Though he apparently

‘Coin’ leads to arrest of accused

A ‘unique’ silver coin looted on Wednesday night from an elderly woman led the Delhi police to crack the sensational murder of an octogenarian in Kalkaji area of south east Delhi and five men have been arrested in the matter.

Misra new Delhi HC Chief Justice

Justice Dipak Misra was on Friday appointed as the new Chief Justice of Delhi high court. An official statement said that Justice Misra has been directed to assume his new responsibility on or before May 28.

Migration here to stay, but how to deal with it?

Migration was here to stay and there was a need to find ways to deal with it, while engaging those left behind in a productive manner. This was the underlying theme that came up for discussion at a function organised by the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) here on Friday to mark the International Day of Family.

Trai, telcos tussle intensifies

Trai’s recent recommendations on spectrum allocation have caused a pitched battle between new and old telecom firms.

3G spectrum bid nears end

The bid for the pan-India spectrum for 3G telephony on Friday crossed Rs 15,400 crore amid hopes that the auction would be concluded in the next one or two days as demand is in excess only in Delhi along with few smaller circles.

Centre may reduce tax sops in direct tax code

People with more than Rs 10 lakh annual income may not get the tax relief originally proposed in the direct taxes code (DTC), as the finance ministry is for tweaking slabs across the board to offset concessions elsewhere.

Suzuki recalls ‘Alto’ in Europe

Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor Corp is recalling the automatic transmission version of its compact car “Alto” in Europe, which is sold under the brand A-Star in India.

Muivah meets PC on standoff

In the wake of the continuing tension in Manipur following the standoff between the state government and NSCN(I-M) general secretary T. Muivah who is insisting on visiting his ancestral village in the state, Manipur governor Gurbachan Jag met home minister P. Chidambaram on Friday.

Congress demands a ban on Ram Sene

With Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik allegedly caught on camera taking money to vandalise an art exhibition, the Congress on Friday demanded that the outfit be banned. The party also dared the Karnataka government to register a case against Mr Muthalik and arrest him.

No Articles Found

No Articles Found

No Articles Found

I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.