Besides advancing the presentation of the Budget to perhaps the first week of January, , there are four new initiatives that could be rolled out from the next Budget, says A K Bhattacharya.
Retired Allahabad HC Justice Sanjay Mishra was sworn in as the new Lokayukta of UP bringing to an end a bitter year-long feud between Raj Bhawan and the state government.
The local administration in Nagpur has decided to send 17 medical teams to assist in relief operations in flood-hit areas of Maharashtra.
The woman bank official, who was brutally attacked at an unguarded ATM kiosk in Bangalore, was discharged from the hospital on Saturday after undergoing treatment for more than a month.
This move will enable it to incur higher-than-mandated borrowing, and possibly spending, till the 2024 Lok Sabha election cycle.
Central Para Military Forces personnel were guarding the EVMs, stored in 41 counting centres and securitymen in adequate strength would be deployed inside and outside the counting centres to ensure its conduct in an orderly and peaceful manner.
Suspended Indian Police Service officer D G Vanzara, an accused in a string of fake encounter killing cases, was admitted to a hospital in Ahemdabad on Saturday after he complained of chest pain.
One man was shot dead for pointing a toy pistol at a BSF officer.
"The guidelines would cover all ethical issues."
Some news reports had said that Ganguly had decided not to play in the Challenger Series even before meeting Dr Joshi and John Gloster.
A memorandum, signed by the chief ministers or finance ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Karnataka, Delhi, West Bengal, Kerala and Punjab, said the terms were disruptive and a cause for concern.
IOC's entry into Haldia Petrochemcials Limited was virtually approved of, with the two main promoters -- West Bengal government and The Chatterjee Group -- agreeing to IOC's proposal of management control in the company.
Floods have wreaked havoc in the Kaziranga National Park, home to the largest concentration of the nearly extinct one-horned rhinoceros, inundating 90 per cent of the park area and drowning several animals.
ED had claimed that Mallya was summoned on four occasions for questioning in connection with a contract signed in December 1995 with London-based firm Benetton Formula Ltd for promotion of the Kingfisher brand abroad.
India on Monday invited Japan to outsource business to tackle the problem arising out of high percentage of aging population.\n\n\n\n
The Narendra Modi government has refused to move the International Court of Justice against Pakistan in the death of Army Captain Saurabh Kalia.
The decision followed the arrest of some accused in the murder of a surgeon N K Agarwal and the return of an abducted doctor, Nagendra Prasad, on Wednesday.
The extra borrowing implies Jaitley will have extra spending space in the Union Budget for FY19, the last full one before the 2019 general election
The Assistant Commercial Manager, Sonepur division, East Central Railway, N K Singh said Choudhury was in the AC first class coach of the 2553 Barauni-New Delhi Vaishali Express.
The 28-year old T Narayanan will have to undergo two more years RI if he failed to remit the fine amount, which was to be paid to the girl.
Sivaramakrishnan paved the way with a fine 87 as the Seniors beat India 'B' by three wickets in the final.
An unbroken double century partnership between the two batsmen helped India Seniors beat India A by seven wickets.
The trial in India is part of a multi-country initiative of the same vaccine candidate. Trials are already on in Germany and Belgium and initial results have given excellent safety data.
The Indian captain has been advised ten days rest for an elbow injury, which has been diagnosed as a 'mild tennis elbow symptom'.
Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Dinesh Mongia will lead the India Seniors, India 'A' and India 'B' teams respectively.
The rest of the team members for the seven-match ODI series against Sri Lanka will be selected on October 14.
The former British Prime Minister and ex-Pakistan cricket captain and coach were conferred honorary life membership by the Mumbai club.
Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag will lead India Seniors, India A and India B respectively in the tournament, in Mumbai from February 7 to 10.
Gujarat managed to score 207 for four wickets on the opening day of the four-day Elite 'B' Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh.
Michel, who was extradited from Dubai recently, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on December 22 and sent to a seven-day custody of the agency over money-laundering charges in the scam by a court.
A total of 13 motions were moved in support of Birla.
India, still punching well below its weight in terms of drawing foreign investment, showcased its vast potential in Singapore and sought more FDI in the country's lucrative infrastructure sector.\n\n\n\n
P Harikrishna and R B Ramesh share the lead in the Parsvnath international chess tournament.
: They joined three others in the lead in the Parsvnath International chess tournament.
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