SC okays fee increase in engineering colleges
The SC on Wednesday gave its approval for enhancing fees in engineering colleges for the academic year 2012-13, provided they submit their statement of accounts to the Admissions and Fee Regulatory C
Maruti hikes prices of cars by up to Rs 17,000
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has increased the prices of its vehicles by up to Rs 17,000 following the hike in excise duty in the Budget.
The increase in prices will affe
IOC hikes petrol price by 72 paise a litre
New Delhi: Indian Oil Corporation, the nation's largest fuel retailer, today hiked petrol prices by 72 paise a litre effective midnight tonight.
IOC sources said after the hike, petrol in Delhi will
LS passes Bill for MPs' salary hike
The much talked about bill to hike salaries of MPs by over three times from Rs 16,000 to Rs 50,000 and doubling two of their key allowances to Rs 40,000 each was passed in Lok Sabha on Friday.
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MPs get another hike of `10K
New Delhi, Aug. 23: In a bid to placate the agitating MPs over hike in their salary, the government on Monday cleared a proposal to increase by another `10,000 in their monthly allowances, which they
Steep hike in H-1B, L1 visa fees come into effect: US
The steep hike in H-1B and L1 visa fees, which would cost Indian IT firms an additional $250 million annually, has come into effect from August 14, the US said on Friday. The US move comes in the mids
Cap on liability in Nuke bill likely to be hiked
The parliamentary panel examining the nuclear liability bill is likely to recommend an increase in the cap on damages.
The Nuclear Civil Liability Bill is slated to be tabled in Parliament on Wednes
Bill to hike MPs' salaries in this session: Pranab
Responding to demands from members for hike in salaries and allowances, the finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, on Tuesday said the government was trying to bring a bill in this regard in this sess
Visa row: US officials start talks with various parties
Amid growing resentment among Indian IT firms over US move to hike H-1B and L-1 visa fees, the Obama Administration has initiated talks with leaders at the Capitol Hill and business community on the i