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No proposal to restrict car use in Delhi: Minister
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) There is no proposal by the government to restrict the use of private cars in the capital in order to cut carbon dioxide emissions, nor is there a plan to ... More
Women to get free bus ride in Delhi on Rakhi day
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Women in the capital city can enjoy a free ride in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses Wednesday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Chief Minister Shie... More
Bharti, South Africa's MTN extend pact talks to Aug 31
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Monday said they were extending their talks for a proposed $23-billion financial alliance till Aug 31, having failed t... More
Tourism ministry holding roadshows abroad
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Seeing the immense tourism potential of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the tourism ministry is organising a number of roadshows abroad to attract travellers,... More
Mystery girl Harleen in 'Love Aaj Kal' is Brazilian model
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) The mystery of the Punjabi girl in Imtiaz Ali's 'Love Aaj Kal', who gets royally wooed and won by the sardar Saif Ali Khan, has been solved - she is a Brazil... More
Demand for Delhi's retail rental drops 25 percent: Report
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) With the economic slowdown impacting consumer sentiments, the demand for retail rental space in Delhi has seen a 25 percent decline over six months, says a... More
Youth dies in police custody, murder charge against cops
Lucknow, Aug 3 (IANS) A youth died in police custody early Monday in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district after he was allegedly beaten by policemen, officials said. Family members a... More
Judges' assets disclosure bill deferred
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The government Monday deferred a bill that aimed to get judges to disclose their assets.
When the bill was introduced in the Rajy... More
Kerala government departments to have Malayalam websites
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (IANS) The Kerala government has asked all its departments to develop their websites in Malayalam to help provide official information to the people, off... More
India's merchandise exports decline ninth straight month
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) India's merchandise exports fell for the ninth straight month in June and were valued at $12.82 billion, down 27.7 percent over $17.73 billion registered i... More
IIT Delhi to hone marketing skills at tourism ministry
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The tourism ministry has, for the first time, organised a three-day training programme for its overseas officials by experts at the Indian Institute of Tec... More
L&T bags ONGC contracts worth over $1 bn
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Construction and engineering major Larsen and Toubro (L&T), Monday said it has bagged two offshore contracts from upstream major Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONG... More
Alleging police harassment, businessman sets himself ablaze
Lucknow, Aug 3 (IANS) A businessman in Agra set himself on fire early Monday, alleging continuous harassment by the police. His wife and three-year-old daughter also suffered burn... More
No bailout for private airlines, says government
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) A day after private airlines called off their Aug 18 strike, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Monday ruled out any kind of bailout for them or for the ... More
Houses of former Jharkhand governor's aides raided
Ranchi, Aug 3 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials Monday raided the houses of senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials who had served as aides to fo... More |