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Eleven per cent hike in govt's Defence Budget
India on Monday steeply hiked its defence Budget by 11 per cent, pegging the 2011-12 allocation at Rs164,415 crore (nearly $36 billion), to fuel the rapid modernisation of the Army, Navy and the Air F
India-born misses Oscar for editing
Los Angeles: India-born film editor Tariq Anwar, nominated for the Oscar in the best editing category for 'The King's Speech', lost out to Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter who won it for 'The Social Network
Budget leaves IT unimpressed
Hyderabad: The information technology (IT) sector is disappointed at Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's union budget for 2011-12 for not extending tax incentives and hiking the Minimum Alternate Tax
Canada to freeze Gaddafi's millions
Toronto: Canada on Sunday joined the UN and the US in imposing sanctions on Libya.
The sanctions Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced will freeze millions of dollars reportedly held by Libyan lead
Mukherjee begins presenting federal budget
New Delhi: Stating that India has bounced back after the global financial crisis with broad-based growth, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee began presenting the federal budget for 2011-12 in the Lok S
Libya rescue: AI flights bring back over 500 evacuees
Over 500 Indian nationals were brought to the capital from strife-torn Libya in two flights specially arranged by Air India, after an anti-government uprising put their lives at risk, officials said on Sunday.
Bahrain king reshuffles cabinet
Manama: Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has issued directions for a cabinet reshuffle, as pressure continues to mount on the government from anti-government protesters.
Hamad issued the order
Pakistani Hindus seek Shivaratri security
Islamabad: A Hindu rights group is seeking action against an official in Pakistan's Punjab province for refusing to provide security for the Shivratri festival next month.
Haroon Dayal, chairman of t
Celebs, tycoons make beeline for Chinnaswamy action
Bengaluru: Of the 40,000 spectators who were treated to some scintillating batting by Indian players at the Chinnaswamy stadium in a World Cup match against England here Sunday, a few hundred were 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.
