High voter turnout in Piravom bypoll in Kerala
Long queues were reported from almost all the polling booths since early morning on Saturday at the crucial by-election to the Piravom assembly constituency in Kerala.
According to the chief electora
RBI, budget big let down for Indian markets
Indian equities markets closed on a quiet note as several key events like the monetary policy and the federal budget failed to enthuse investors.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay S
'Telecom bills to rise following service tax hike'
Bills for mobile phones are expected to rise following a two percent hike in service tax, Bharti Airtel said Friday.
"Service tax gos up from 10 to 12 percent and obviously that will be passed on to
Pranab Mukherjee presents his 7th Union Budget
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee started presenting what was his seventh federal budget in the Lok Sabha on Friday, with a reference to the state of the global economy and its impact on India.
Ahead
Salman Rushdie session postponed
Author Salman Rushdie's literary session at the India Today Conclave has been postponed by a day to Saturday following a sudden change in schedule, the organisers said Friday.
The organisers refused
India's growth disappointing, but recovering: Mukherjee
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the growth of the Indian economy estimated at 6.9 percent during this fiscal year was 'disappointing' as he started presenting what was his seventh fed
Tendulkar deserves Bharat Ratna: Mamata Banerjee
Taking a break from government baiting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday congratulated Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for his elusive 100th international ton and said that
Pakistani man chained wife, niece
A man chained his wife and his niece to prevent them from leaving their home in Lahore city. The women were unshackled by the police that was left confused when the niece accused her aunt of putting h
With Rs 1,100 crore, AIIMS bags highest budget share
With Rs 1,124 crore, the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital tops the list of hospitals and research institutes with the maximum budgetary allocation.
Prominent highlights of Union Budget 2012-13
* From 2012-13, full subsidies for providing food security; in other sectors to the extent the economy can bear this.
* Hope to raise Rs.30,000 crore from disinvestments.
* New equity savings scheme