BJP slams ‘directionless’ Budget
The Union Budget elicited mixed reactions from political parties, with the main Opposition BJP terming it “directionless” and “completely devoid of reforms”.
‘Tried to strike a balance’
Inflation and growth being the twin challenge he faced while preparing the Budget for the year 2011-12, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said he tried his best to balance the two, while giv
Pranab aims to bring BJP on board over reforms
Will finance minister Pranab Mukherjee win over the main Opposition BJP in getting its support to the reforms in banking and insurance sectors which he has stated in his Budget on Monday.
Man found hanging in E. Delhi
A young man committed suicide by hanging himself at his east Delhi Krishna Nagar residence on Sunday evening.
RAW ex-official suffers from paranoia, say docs
Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officer Nisha Priya Bhatia, who partially stripped in the courtroom, is not suffering from any serious psychiatric ailment, a panel of doctors from the Institut
Police gets hike of `500cr in Budget
The Delhi police has got a shot in its arm with an increase of more than `500 crores in its Budget allocation for the financial year 2011-12, as compared to the last year.
Delhiites want a dip in prices
Reeling under constant sharp rise in food items and fuel prices, the common man seemed to have welcomed whatever little has been thrown in its lap in the Union Budget presented on Monday by finance mi
Speeding car hits bike, S-I is killed
An elderly sub-inspector was killed in a road accident while a constable was injured when a speeding luxury car hit their motorcycle near India Gate on Monday afternoon.
Sheila hails hike in fund allocation
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday welcomed the move of Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee to approve the Phase 3 extension of Delhi Metro. She also said that the city government would get more in Central plan assistance.
Godhra train burning: Death for 11, life sentence for 20
The Special trial court in Godhra train burning case here on Tuesday awarded death sentence to 11 accused and life imprisonment to 20 others. The special trial court termed the case as “rarest of the rare” stressing that it deserved nothing less than death sentence.