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24 standing committees formed; BJP to head 11, Cong 5

24 standing committees formed; BJP to head 11, Cong 5

India, Latest headlines September 2, 2014 at 6:33 pm 0 comments

New Delhi,  Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has announced the list of members and chairpersons for 24 department related standing committees of Parliament. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party grabbed 11 chairperson posts of these panels, the Congress will chair five, including the coveted committee on Finance. The Trinamool CongressRead More

Death row convict may be heard in open court : SC

India, Latest headlines September 2, 2014 at 6:31 pm 0 comments

New Delhi,  The Supreme Court Tuesday held that in the cases where the death sentence has been upheld by the apex court, the death convict will have a right that his petition seeking review of the verdict upholding death sentence will be heard by the three judges bench in an open courtRead More

‘Achche Din’ has only come for the BJP : Manish Tewari

India, Latest headlines September 2, 2014 at 6:31 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Congress leader Manish Tewari Tuesday said that the ‘Achche Din’ promised by the Bharatiya Janata Party before coming to power have not come for the people of the country, but only for the BJP, since completing its first 100 days in power. Speaking to ANI, Tewari said, “TheRead More

MK Alagiri surrenders before court, granted bail

India, Latest headlines September 2, 2014 at 6:30 pm 0 comments

Madurai, Former Union Minister and expelled DMK leader M K Alagiri today surrendered before the Judicial Magistrate Court I here in a case relating to alleged grabbing of land and was granted bail till tomorrow. Magistrate Triveni granted him bail till tomorrow on personal sureties given by two persons. OnRead More

No ‘red tape’ but ‘red carpet’ in India : Pm Modi to Japanese businessmen

India, Latest headlines September 2, 2014 at 6:30 pm 0 comments

Tokyo, In a bid to woo Japanese businessmen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he hoped the island nation in East Asia will follow “Look at India” policy. “Just as India is focusing on Look East policy, we expect Look at India policy from Japan,” Modi said, adding IndiaRead More

Coal Ministry seeks status report on 46 blocks from companies

India, Latest headlines September 2, 2014 at 6:29 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, The Coal Ministry has sought report on 46 coal blocks from companies, including JSPL, Hindalco, Jayaswal Neco, SAILBSE 0.47 % and NTPCBSE 0.21 % by tomorrow for furnishing the current status of the mines to the Supreme Court. The government yesterday told the Supreme Court, which is lookingRead More

Black money issue : NSUI protests outside Rajnath’s residence

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines September 2, 2014 at 6:28 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Around 50 members of the Congress’ youth wing NSUI staged a protest outside Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence Tuesday demanding that he fulfil the BJP’s poll promise of bringing back black money within 100 days of assuming office. “When he was the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)RajnathRead More

12 Indian firms in Forbes’ 50 best companies in Asia-Pacific

India September 2, 2014 at 6:28 pm 0 comments

New york,  Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCL Technologies and HDFC Bank are among the 50 best public companies in Asia-Pacific according to a compilation by Forbes, which ranked India second behind China as home to the “world’s next growth engines”. The Forbes 2014 ‘honour roll of the Fabulous 50′ lists best ofRead More

Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea of Kingfisher Airlines

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines September 2, 2014 at 6:28 pm 0 comments

New Delhi,  The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition filed by Kingfisher Airline against being declared as wilful defaulter, saying it has become infructuous as the Grievance Redressal Committee of Union Bank of India has already passed an order. “Your grievance has been, that Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) should notRead More

Large parts of Mumbai, suburbs face power outage

India, Latest headlines September 2, 2014 at 6:27 pm 0 comments

Mumbai – A large part of Mumbai and several suburbs, including large commercial areas such as Bandra Kurla Complex, Parel and Dadar, are suffering a power outage since about 10 am as a unit of Tata Power generating 500 megawatt tripped on Tuesday morning. The incident took place at 9.45 amRead More