Rahul promises Rs 72,000 pa to 25 crore poor

In a big poll promise that he described as a "groundbreaking" measure to end poverty, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday said 20 per cent families in poorest of the poor category will be given......

Will announce formation of new party within 10 days: Azad

Ghulam Nabi Azad, who recently parted ways with the Congress, on Sunday said he will announce the formation of his new political party within 10 days and asserted that its ideology will be......

Celebrated chef Jiggs Kalra passes away at 71

Celebrated chef and culinary revivalist Jaspal Inder Singh Kalra, popularly known as Jiggs Kalra, passed away early morning on Tuesday. He was 71. Announcing his father's demise, the iconic......

Trade margins capped at 70% for oximeters, BP meters, other medical devices

The medical devices, which have been in high demand during the Covid-19 pandemic, will now see a drop in prices, as the earlier margins were up to 709 per cent for some of these products. IMAGE:......

Trai rejects COAI demand

Rejecting the cellular operators' demand for withdrawal of its consultation paper on the unified licensing regime, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Wednesday said the "question of......

Price of gas to decide viability of IPI pipeline

The over $7 billion Iran- Pakistan-India gas pipeline project has been found to be technically feasible but its economic viability will depend on the price at which Tehran sells the fuel, the......

Home sales dip in Mumbai, rise in NCR

Sanjay Sanghvi, a real estate consultant in the Dadar area of Central Mumbai, says these days he barely manages to broker two-three apartment deals a month, compared to half-a-dozen almost a year......

India to see 2.3 lakh new jobs in Q4

Six sectors, including healthcare and realty , are expected to create a whopping 2.3 lakh jobs in India in the last three months of 2010, according to global consultancy Ernst & Young. Boosted......

RR rope in Sandeep Sharma for injured Prasidh

IMAGE: Pacer Sandeep Sharma has taken a over a 100 wickets in the IPL. Photograph: Rajasthan Royals/Twitter Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday signed on pacer Sandeep Sharma as replacement for an......

Players to get deducted match fees in Australia

In keeping with the new tax rule in Australia, the Indian Cricket Board has decided to deduct match fees for Anil Kumble and his teammates during their tour Down Under. The BCCI had received a......

How Swapna Barman became the toast of Asia

'To be good at the heptathlon takes at least seven years; to compete internationally and win medals takes 10 years.''Swapna became Asia's best heptathlete in just five years!''Nobody would have......