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'We Forced NDA To Talk About Jobs'

'When the BJP wanted the election to focus on 'ghuspathiya' and promises that look like pies in the sky, we forced them to talk about jobs, giving free 125 units of power, and addressing women's......

108 women, 7 children killed in stampede at UP satsang

A stampede at a religious congregation Tuesday killed 116 people, most of them women, as devotees suffocated to their deaths and bodies piled atop each other in the worst such tragedy in recent......

HC refers to Nehru, Robespierre while denying bail to Umar Khalid

Revolution by itself is not always bloodless, the Delhi high court said on Tuesday while referring to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru who believed democracy has made revolution superfluous......

The foursome who were tasked with Gujarat's welcome for Xi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Chinese President Xi Jinping outside the Hyatt hotel in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Courtesy MEA’s Facebook account Four Gujarat ministers were handpicked by......

Rashtrapati Bhavan ready for Monday's big event

There are more than 3,000 people on the guest list. The BJP is all set to stage a grand show for Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on Monday. It appears as if preparations are in full swing for......

Hotel sector concerned over increase in service tax

Budget Provisions: The service tax increased from the 10 per cent to 12 per cent. The Cascading taxes has been reduced significantly by permitting utilization of input tax credits in a number of......

Hotels: Service tax hiked from 10% to 12%

Budget Provisions: The service tax increased from the 10% to 12%.The Cascading taxes has been reduced significantly by permitting utilization of input tax credits in a number of services such as......

NDA wants EPF rate hike, no service tax

Supporting the striking truck operators, the National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday asked the government to withdraw the proposed service tax on transport booking agents.In a memorandum to Prime......

Loan 'melas' are back: PSBs to hold credit meets in 400 districts, says FM

The NDA government will be following the footsteps of its predecessor, the UPA, which had introduced the concept of “loan mela” to boost credit by directing banks to lend to people......

Service tax dept may disrupt your grand party

To get what it thinks are its dues, its brass have directed; construction, realty, renting of property, personnel supply, security & goods transport among those under lensThe next time you organise......

The Om Puri You Never Knew

'One is not allowed to smoke on the sets of a Hollywood film even during a break.''When I asked an assistant to suggest some place where I could light a cigarette, he recommended the bad boys'......

Shashi Kapoor: The quiet showman

Shashi Kapoor, the star who made us laugh, romance and cry, passed into the ages on December 4. We look back at the often underrated actor, who reinvested all his earnings as an actor into making......

Movies and glamour in Chandigarh

Aseem Chhabra attends an unusual medley of movies and literature in Chandigarh. Last fortnight, as thousands of people -- including Robert De Niro -- gathered in Goa for the Think2013 event......

'Shamiana', hot air dryers: Novel ideas to have pitch ready in time for 2nd Test

'When I came here yesterday, I was worried and I couldn’t sleep at night. But thanks to Brijesh, we found a way out. He asked me if it would help if we covered the pitch from above, and got a......

Forgotten classic: When Azhar hit the fastest ODI ton to beat NZ

On December 17, 1988, former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin blasted his way to a 62-ball-100, then the fastest hundred in 50-over cricket. IMAGE: 'I have had some great ODI performances......