Singer-actress Sulakshana Pandit, 71, passed into the ages on November 6 after a prolonged illness. Besides her acting roles, she leaves behind some beautiful songs to remember her by.
The TMC-led West Bengal government has already started laying the groundwork for the election, setting the tone with the recent Bengal Global Business Summit and the state Budget.
It was India's fourth individual medal in golf with Lakshman Singh and Shiv Kapur winning the gold in the 1982 and 2002 editions and Rajiv Mohta claiming a silver in New Delhi.
Aditi qualified in 45th place and will now play in her second Olympics.
Actor-turned-politician and sitting MP Locket Chatterjee has been fielded from Chunchura and another MP Nishit Parmanik from Dinhata. Also, a number of film personalities have been nominated as candidates in the high-stakes battle for West Bengal.
Sukanta Majumdar, the state BJP president, said, "Amit Shah has set a target of 35 seats. We will achieve that".
Securities and Exchange Board of India is keeping close watch on scrips of Reliance Industries Ltd in the light of allegations made by Anil Ambani about breach of corporate governance norms in RIL.
The finance ministry is looking into the Lahiri Committee report on revamping of petroleum duties, chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri said on Tuesday.
The government on Friday put a brave front over rising fiscal deficit saying it will remain on target at 5.6 per cent of the GDP following improved revenue collection and expenditure control.
'Kajol has always been very particular about Nysa and Yug coming for the puja every year.'
Now for the first time, the top team in North Block has the predominance of IAS officers.
The government said on Friday there is no proposal to ban participatory notes, which are instruments through which unregistered entities invest in the Indian securities markets.
Hailing the Supreme Court verdict on tax exemption to Mauritius-based companies, the finance ministry said on Wednesday that it would help in higher inflow from foreign institutional investors.
Reigning Asia No. 1 Anirban Lahiri and Indian Open winner SSP Chawrasia will carry the country's medal hopes when they tee off here tomorrow as golf makes a return to Olympics after a gap of 112 years. Two-time European tour winner Lahiri has been a revelation for Indian golf in the last couple of years as he clinched the Asian tour order of merit after winning twice -- Maybank Malaysian Open and Hero Indian Open in 2015.
Reserve Bank Governor Y V Reddy met Finance Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi on Tuesday and is understood to have discussed measures to tackle the rupee appreciation.
Reserve Bank has expressed dissent at the finance ministry panel's suggestion on allowing foreign institutional investors to issue Participatory Notes and allowing them to take exposure in India's debt instruments.
Admitting that infrastructural bottlenecks were deterring foreign investment, the finance ministry on Wednesday said FDI inflow declined by 24 per cent to $4.66 billion last fiscal.
The finance ministry on Thursday exuded confidence of a high growth prospect and lower fiscal deficit during 2005-06 but indicated that there was no reason to be complacent on the price front.
The finance ministry and the Reserve Bank are keeping a close watch on price movements in a bid to ensure that inflation remains moderate amid volatile global oil prices.
The Finance Ministry on Thursday said interest rates, now on an upswing, are not prohibitively high to kill growth but felt moderate rates are crucial to spur economic activity.
The government said on Tuesday it is keeping a close watch on the price movements in a bid to keep inflation around five per cent.
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