1% excise on ‘branded jewellery’
For the consumer, gold and silver is going to be a tad costlier, but the industry is much more worried about the ambiguity of the term “branded jewellery” that may also cover every piece of jewellery
Pilot flew on fudged licence, says DGCA
The directorate-general of civil aviation (DGCA) has lodged a complaint with the Delhi police against a woman pilot for allegedly flying a commercial airliner on a fudged licence. Captain Parminder Kaur Gulati had allegedly repeatedly failed the test for her pilot’s licence but managed to get a licence by transposing her picture on the
Isro tests rocket motor, delays satellite launch
After 16 successful launches of its workhorse rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the last 17 years, the Indian space agency is now testing a key component to re-qualify its on-flight performance parameters to avoid any unpleasant surprises.
Tamil Nadu govt nod for Rs 24,230 cr industrial projects
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday gave its nod to various industrial projects involving a total investment of Rs. 24,230 crore.
DMDK, AIADMK enter into seat-sharing talks
Bringing weeks of suspense to a climax, “Captain” Vijayakanth presented a birthday bouquet to the AIADMK chief, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, on Thursday and sent his negotiators to discuss seat-sharing for the upcoming Assembly election.
Indian MP is denied Lanka entry
Thol. Thirumavalavan, a member of Parliament and leader of the VCK party, was denied entry into Sri Lanka by the island-nation’s immigration officials Tuesday and was forced to return.
aiadmk, Left fail to seal deal
The principal Opposition party AIADMK on Sunday held another round of talks with the Left parties on sharing of seats for the May Assembly elections but the deal fell short of being clinched due to mi
Cong, DMK start seat negotiations
The DMK and Congress set in motion talks on seat-sharing for the coming Assembly elections amid all the controversies surrounding the spectrum scam, CBI raids and the new ambition in the Congress camp
CBI raids Kalaignar TV in 2G scam
CBI sleuths stepped into DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam here and raided the premises of Kalaignar TV through Thursday night, albeit quietly, in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam. According to sources, seven to eight officials of the CBI’s anti-corruption branch came from New Delhi, entered the Kalaignar TV office
DMK offers PMK 31 in TN poll tieup
In a swift political move to put the brakes on the AIADMK-camp’s momentum, the ruling DMK on Friday signed an electoral pact with the PMK for the Assembly polls by allotting 31 seats to the party and assuring its support for Dr Anbumani Ramadoss’ re-entry into the Rajya Sabha in 2013.