Proposals have been received for preparing the project report for the 600-km Delhi-Katra Expressway
'On one side you have the farmers of India and on the other side are few corporate families.' 'Unfortunately, those holding the levers of power today are more sympathetic towards these corporate families and helping them benefit at the cost of poor farmers.'
The Pearl Academy of Fashion opens admissions to its degree and diploma programmes in fashion design.
Oscar winner Julia Roberts will reportedly not shoot Eat, Pray, Love in the original ashram (retreat) where author Elizabeth Gilbert stayed for about four months a few years back in India, trying to find her spirituality.
The offer is a part of the budget carrier's summer bonanza to air passengers and is applicable for travel across Delhi, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Cochin and Bangalore sectors, the company said. Air India recently slashed its fares by 70 per cent on select routes. Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways has also announced 10-and-20-days apex fares on select routes.
Commercial vehicle drivers, caught unaware of Supreme Court's imposition of an 'environment tax', remained stranded on National Highway-8 in Gurgaon on Saturday for around five hours which led to a massive traffic jam in the area.
The report finds it is easiest to start and operate a business in Ludhiana, Hyderabad and Bhubaneshwar, the report 'Doing Business In India 2009' said. Besides these three cities, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Jaipur, Patna, Chennai, Indore, Mumbai, Ranchi, Guwahati, Kolkata and Kochi are some other cities where setting up and operating a business is easy, the report added.
Vehicular movement was badly affected on the busy Vikas Marg, Akshardham, Deepali Chowk, Wazirpur, Moolchand and the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. Carrying VHP flags, slogan-shouting supporters of the Sangh Parivar started assembling at various intersections at about 0900 hours for their two-hour nationwide road blockade stir.
He dismissed social media reports that Muslim youths were detained or arrested, and urged people to not pay attention to rumours, but follow the district administration's guidelines.
Over 200 successful IITians will launch an unique 'Entrepreneurship Movement' on the Republic Day in 16 citiies across the country to coach 1,000 budding entrepreneurs.
Revamping Indian Railways will need bold thinking, and lots of money and time. And all three may be scarce, points out T N Ninan.
Move over swimming pools and health clubs - eco-friendly is the new must-have in the high-end residential sector.
The eclipse was visible between 07.35 am to 08.39 am in Delhi, Jaipur, Srinagar, Agra and Haryana.
The new-age traveler is no longer into ticking a checklist of must-see spots on his holiday. He is ready to pay a premium to experience culture, crafts and culinary delights of the local populace
To fill seats, airlines have resorted to fare wars following the adverse impact on ticket sales, reports Arindam Majumder.
Beginning February 15, Air Deccan will introduce new services.
Jet Airways on Wednesday said it would offer about 31,000 seats daily by operating 255 flights to 40 destinations in its new winter schedule with immediate effect.
Rajkot-based bullion trader Pankaj Lodhya, who has been named by the Centre in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court in the black money case, on Monday denied having a foreign bank account and said he was shocked to find his name in the list.
Repeated spells of rain pushed traffic out of gear, leading to snarls that would give anyone a nightmare.
Air fares in India are either too low or very high and this has not gone well with the regulator.
'There is merit in appointing people with ability and energy, then leaving them to do the job.' 'The Modi government would have had a better record if it had stuck to this formula from the beginning,' argues T N Ninan.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Rajkot-based bullion trader Pankaj Lodhiya, whose name figured in the list of black money holders submitted by the government to the Supreme Court, to probe if he was involved in hawala trade.
On Monday, the US delegation met Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu.
NHAI to pull plug on Rs 3,000-crore ventures for poor show
Reliance Retail and Bharti Enterprises are understood to be in talks to buy India assets of the world's second largest retailer Carrefour that has decided to exit the country by closing its five stores.
'Amit Shah and Modi have a disciple and guru relationship. But Modi and Jaitley's relationship was based on friendship. That's the difference.'
He was a member of Azamgarh (Sanjarmur) module of the IM and was based in Nepal where he was teaching at a school.
'Despite its noble attempts, tight editing, terrific sound design, good performances and a compelling story, Hotel Mumbai tells a big lie.'
The feasibility study of Delhi-Chennai corridor is being done in cooperation with Chinese Railways.
The publishing of the NRC will not rid India from illegal immigrants who are already here. But even if it manages to withhold their political and voting rights, it will be a significant achievement, says Anand Kumar.
Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Oscar Fernandes said his ministry has decided to take up and fast track few expressway projects for the benefit of the industry.
The company's search for a partner in India seems to be grounded once again
The school management also removed all the security staffs.
According to Indian meteorological department, tremors were felt in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab, lasting for a minute, triggering panic and forcing people to rush out of their homes and offices. There was no official word about casualties from any of the states but reports from West Bengal said cracks appeared in several multi-storeyed buildings in Siliguri in north Bengal. An incident of wall collapse was reported from Telipara in Jalpaiguri district.
Land acquisition costs have gone up to almost 50% of total project cost.
A homoeopathic state of mind pervades our thinking in governance and infrastructure-building. Do it in small, harmless doses, but nothing bitter, sharp, or bloody, says Shekhar Gupta.
'Our target is to award Rs 25 lakh crore worth of projects that would result in creating 25 million jobs'
The winners of IPL 6 Mumbai Indians will take on Rajasthan Royals, who finished third in the cash-rich tournament, in the inaugural group stage match of the Champions League Twenty20 to be played on September 21 at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur.
Modi placed a $12.6 billion bet in this year's budget on road building
The infrastructure space was one of the worst victims and things were at standstill.
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