BJP to submit formal proposal to J-K Governor on Thursday
Jammu: A two-member BJP delegation today met the Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra to discuss government formation in the state and later said it would submit a formal proposal to him on January 1....
View ArticleGovt mulling proposal to give relief to toll tax payers
New Delhi: A proposal to provide relief to maximum number of people paying toll tax on roads and highways is under consideration of the government, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said today. Replying...
View ArticleShorter Movies
Brevity has never been the soul of Indian filmcraft. In fact the ‘greatness’ of a movie is identified so firmly with its length that nay suggestion of cutting the length has been welcomed by a chorus...
View ArticleGovt may do away with RBI approval for FDI
New Delhi : In a bid to attract more foreign investment, the government is looking at doing away with the mandatory approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which currently is needed after an...
View ArticleVeg CM nixes move to make eggs part of anganwadi meal
Bhopal : Eggs will not be part of the meals served at anganwadi centres in Madhya Pradesh with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, a vegetarian himself, rejecting a proposal in this regard. “Not...
View ArticleUnite union vote for ‘strike action’ against Tata Steel
London : Trade union Unite has joined three others — Community, GMB and UCATT — to vote in favour of a “strike action” against Tata Steel over the proposal to scrap the British Steel Pension System...
View ArticleJennifer Aniston admits seeing Justin Theroux for first time made her ‘sweat’
Washington: Jennifer Aniston has revealed that she started to sweat when she first met Justin Theroux, while visiting mutual friend Ben Stiller on the set of Tropic Thunder in Hawaii in 2007. The...
View ArticleSensex snaps 8-day rally on Greece woes
Greece PM said that European lenders had rejected the country’s reform proposal in exchange of bailout funds Mumbai : Logging its first fall in nine days, the benchmark BSE Sensex slipped by 75 points...
View ArticleBMC to appoint external agency to kill rodents
Move aimed at curbing the menace of leptospirosis Mumbai : A proposal for appointing an external agency to kill rodents, the main carriers of leptospirosis, has been approved by the BMC. The tender for...
View ArticleTurn Mahalaxmi racecourse into theme park: Sena
Mumbai : A proposal to acquire the land of Mahalaxmi Race Course and convert it into a theme park will be tabled before the BMC’s improvements committee this week. It is a project that the Shiv Sena is...
View Article113 trees to be felled in Bandra plot
Mumbai : Despite opposition from the civic body’s ruling party, the Shiv Sena, BMC chief Ajoy Mehta passed a proposal to cut down 113 trees and replant 333 trees in a small plot of land in Bandra...
View ArticleNo proposal for Sharif-Modi meeting in New York: Pakistan
Islamabad : Pakistan on Thursday said that so far there was no proposal for a meeting between Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India in New York on the sidelines of the annual session of the United...
View ArticleLutyens Bungalow zone may be cut by 5.13 sq km
New Delhi : The Lutyens Bungalow Zone (LBZ) in the national capital may be reduced by 5.13 sq km, if a proposal in this regard is approved by the government. According to a report submitted by Delhi...
View ArticleMove to ban Sanatan: Maha Govt ignored Centre’s queries
New Delhi : Conflicting views are emerging over the proposal to ban Sanatan Sanstha, a right wing group allegedly linked to the killing of Left leader in Maharashtra Govind Pansare and 2009 Madgaon...
View ArticleCabinet to consider Rs 4.3L cr loan recast plea of discoms
On account of subsidised tariffs, the state electricity discoms are facing cash crunch and are incurring annual losses of about Rs 60,000 cr New Delhi : Union Cabinet is likely to consider this week a...
View ArticleOpposition walks out of standing committee meet
Mumbai : During the commotion that followed Sandeep Deshpande’s proposal for adjournment of the meeting, the BJP accused the Congress Party of fuelling corruption. They said: “The Congress Chief allows...
View ArticleCivic officials visit dumping grounds to consider shifting waste from Gorai
Mumbai : With the BMC mulling over the proposal to shift solid waste from the Gorai dumping ground to Kanjurmarg, Mulund and Deonar dumping grounds for waste treatment, the civic body’s standing...
View ArticleGovt to auction seized stocks of pulses to control prices
State govt rejects traders’ association demand to releasing stocks against personal bank guarantee Mumbai : Reiterating its stand to act tough against hoarders, the state government on Friday cleared...
View ArticleFinMin may allow more pension funds in equities
New Delhi : The Finance Ministry is considering a proposal to raise investment limit of pension funds in stock markets to 50 per cent and a decision is expected in a short time, PFRDA Chairman Hemant G...
View ArticleCan David Cameron convince cabinet?
British Parliament will vote on PM’s proposal of UK joining strikes against IS forces in Syria London : The British Parliament will vote on Prime Minister David Cameron’s proposal of the UK joining...
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