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Loss due to VAT? Rs 2,000 cr for Maha

Loss due to VAT? Rs 2,000 cr for Maha

Rediff.com10 Jun 2005

Maharashtra is likely to incur a revenue loss of Rs 1,500-2,000 crore (Rs 15-20 billion) in the current fiscal due to implementation of value added tax.

Disgruntled Karnataka Cong MLAs skip assembly for 2nd day

Disgruntled Karnataka Cong MLAs skip assembly for 2nd day

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

The Congress has convened a CLP meeting on Friday ahead of budget presentation and warned its MLAs that absence would invite action under the Anti-Defection Law.

Full text of the Delhi High Court judgment

Full text of the Delhi High Court judgment

Rediff.com12 May 2005

Full text of the Delhi High Court judgment.

HC ban on Chinese toy globes

HC ban on Chinese toy globes

Rediff.com10 Nov 2004

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday put an interim ban on the import and marketing of Chinese make toy globes in India as they incorrectly represented the country's map by not showing Jammu and Kashmir as part of its territory.

HC refuses to intervene in ICC contracts row

HC refuses to intervene in ICC contracts row

Rediff.com1 Oct 2003

The court said the PIL filed by Kapil Dev, Madan Lal and N K P Salve has become infructuous as the players were allowed to participate in the World Cup.

Advocate impleaded in Ferrari case

Advocate impleaded in Ferrari case

Rediff.com12 Sep 2003

The matter is already fixed for hearing on September 23.

India invites FDI from Singapore

India invites FDI from Singapore

Rediff.com8 Sep 2003

India has invited Singapore to explore opportunities of investing in township development projects and mass rapid transit systems, where 100 per cent foreign direct investment is allowed.

PM opens Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway

PM opens Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway

Rediff.com28 Jan 2003

The 43 km stretch of the expressway is a part of the ambitious National Highways Development Project.

No power in Kolkata hospital, 4 infants dead

No power in Kolkata hospital, 4 infants dead

Rediff.com27 Sep 2004

The four, in the age group of seven to 22 days, died in Ward 7 after power supply to the incubators got snapped, hospital sources said.

ASI officials swindled crores: PIL

ASI officials swindled crores: PIL

Rediff.com10 Mar 2005

ASI officials were involved in corrupt practices in the name of conservation of monuments and were violating various laws, the petitioner's counsel said.

Govt earmarks Rs 98,000 crore for better roads

Govt earmarks Rs 98,000 crore for better roads

Rediff.com17 Jan 2004

The government has earmarked Rs 98,000 crore (Rs 980 billion) for upgradation of national highways within 5-6 years, Minister for Road Transport and Highways B C Khanduri said on Saturday.

Indian scientists claim cure for diabetes

Indian scientists claim cure for diabetes

Rediff.com7 Jan 2004

Dr S Bhattacharya of Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, said the drug has been developed from a plant found in West Bengal's Purulia Hills.

New ministers prepare to chart course

New ministers prepare to chart course

Rediff.com27 May 2003

B C Khanduri, who was elevated to Cabinet rank in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who was given independent charge of the civil aviation ministry, were among those who joined work on Monday.

Rajnath, Mohite inducted into Cabinet

Rajnath, Mohite inducted into Cabinet

Rediff.com25 May 2003

Swami Chinmayanand, Kailash Meghwal, Prahlad Singh Patel, Nagmani and P C Thomas were also inducted as ministers of state into the council of ministers.

Karnataka govt exhales as Speaker rejects resignations

Karnataka govt exhales as Speaker rejects resignations

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

In a counter offensive after 13 MLAs resigned on Saturday dealing a blow to the 13-month-old government, a delegation of Congress leaders met Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar and submitted the petition seeking, under the anti-defection law, disqualification of the rebel legislators in line with the decision taken at a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party on Tuesday.

HC dismisses PIL against BCCI

HC dismisses PIL against BCCI

Rediff.com24 Nov 2003

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition as neither the petitioner nor his counsel appeared for hearing on Friday.

Truckers' strike called off

Truckers' strike called off

Rediff.com23 Apr 2003

Explain CAS deferment, HC to govt

Explain CAS deferment, HC to govt

Rediff.com24 Sep 2003

The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the Centre to explain the reasons behind deferring the implementation of conditional access system in the capital

Kumble's blazer for charity

Kumble's blazer for charity

Rediff.com21 Sep 2003

In a noble gesture veteran leg spinner Anil Kumble has donated his first India blazer for the cause of a children's hospital extension project.

Delhi HC seeks reply from govt on CAS

Delhi HC seeks reply from govt on CAS

Rediff.com17 Sep 2003

The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought reply from the government on an allegation by Zee-promoted Siti Cable Network that it deferred indefinitely the implementation of the CAS in the capital for extraneous and impermissible reasons.

PIL maintainable against BCCI

PIL maintainable against BCCI

Rediff.com4 Oct 2004

The Delhi High Court held that a writ or a PIL was maintainable against BCCI as it discharged a public function.

Hearing on Ferrari tax rebate put off

Hearing on Ferrari tax rebate put off

Rediff.com19 Aug 2003

The Delhi high court took the decision because Sachin Tendulkar is yet to be filed notice in the case.

Atwal misses out on title

Atwal misses out on title

Rediff.com18 Jul 2005

Arjun Atwal claimed his third top-10 finish of the season at the USD 3 million B.C. Open.

Atwal placed seventh

Atwal placed seventh

Rediff.com15 Jul 2005

The ace Indian golfer finished with an opening round of 7-under 65 after the first day of the B C Open in Endicott, New York.

CAS: Consumer bodies to file new petition

CAS: Consumer bodies to file new petition

Rediff.com19 Dec 2003

The Delhi high court on Friday gave liberty to the consumer bodies, which have challenged the introduction of CAS, to file fresh petition before a vacation bench as their public interest litigation was not heard due to paucity of time.

Rajnath, Sena's Mohite may enter Vajpayee's team

Rajnath, Sena's Mohite may enter Vajpayee's team

Rediff.com24 May 2003

Mohite is expected to replace Heavy Industries Minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, who has resigned on the directive of his party chief Bal Thackeray.

NHDP phase-I to be delayed by 1 yr

NHDP phase-I to be delayed by 1 yr

Rediff.com22 May 2003

The government on Thursday postponed by one year the target date for completion of the first phase of the prime minister's ambitious Rs 58,000-crore National Highway Development Project.\n\n\n\n

Andhra govt orders probe into pipeline blast

Andhra govt orders probe into pipeline blast

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday ordered an inquiry into the Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline blast at Nagaram village in East Godavari district, in which 14 persons were killed.

My life's a clean slate now: Tandoor case convict

My life's a clean slate now: Tandoor case convict

Rediff.com23 Dec 2018

Sharma walked out a free man from Tihar Jail on Friday night after serving close to 23 years for killing his wife Naina Sahni and then trying to dispose of her body in a tandoor in 1995 at the roof of erstwhile 4-star hotel Ashok Yatri Niwas, now Royal Plaza, at Ashok Road in the heart of the capital.

Karnataka cabinet expansion sets off huge discontent in Congress

Karnataka cabinet expansion sets off huge discontent in Congress

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

With the cabinet expansion being deferred repeatedly, several aspirants, especially those from Congress, had openly expressed their displeasure over the delay, piling pressure on the party to fill its quota so as to avoid any trouble ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

SC favours green Diwali; restricts bursting of crackers to 2 hours

SC favours green Diwali; restricts bursting of crackers to 2 hours

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

The apex court also restrained e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Amazon from selling firecrackers which are beyond the permissible limit.

Orissa shock Karnataka

Orissa shock Karnataka

Rediff.com8 Apr 2005

Barrington Rowland's fine century was in vain as Karnataka lost the Ranji One-Day knockout match by six wickets.

Monica Ali short-listed for Booker

Monica Ali short-listed for Booker

Rediff.com16 Sep 2003

Karnataka win Jr. Nat. football

Karnataka win Jr. Nat. football

Rediff.com3 Feb 2003

A golden goal gave them a 1-0 victory over Goa in the final.

Golden Quad phase-I to be completed by Dec '04

Golden Quad phase-I to be completed by Dec '04

Rediff.com8 Jul 2003

The first phase of the four-lane Golden Quadrilateral highway, connecting all the four corners of the country, is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2004, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways B C Khanduri said in Nagpur on Tuesday.

IIT to soon produce doctors

IIT to soon produce doctors

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

IIT Kharagpur set to be a one-stop-shop for all your parents' 'doctor-engineer' dreams! :-)

Truckers' strike enters 4th day; talks on Thur

Truckers' strike enters 4th day; talks on Thur

Rediff.com17 Apr 2003

The nationwide indefinite strike by truckers demanding stable fuel prices and fewer levies, entered the fourth day on Thursday even as the agitating unions are supposed to meet the road transport minister to resolve the crisis.

Australia-born writer wins Booker

Australia-born writer wins Booker

Rediff.com15 Oct 2003