Farm loan waiver: PM for stern action against defaulters

With the Opposition targeting the government on alleged irregularities in the farm loan waiver scheme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday promised "stringent possible action" against......

Gujarat polls: Congress promises farm loan waiver, Indira canteens, special quota

A ‘special category’ quota for weaker communities with similar rights enjoyed by Other Backward Classes, farm loan waiver, setting up of ‘Indira canteens’ to......

Now, NCP blames Congress for poll rout

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said his party should get more seats to contest in the assembly elections in Maharashtra as the position of its ally the Congress has......

Palaniswami's good fight slows down DMK juggernaut

Undoubtedly, top All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and outgoing Chief Minister K Palaniswami put up an epic fight against the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which fetched his party steered......

Housing Finance: Interest subvention extended

Budget ProvisionsThe following changes in the duties have been proposed in the Union Budget 2011-12:Existing scheme of interest subvention of 1 per cent on housing loans extended to housing loan......

Tourism, housing: Selja hails Budget

Tourism and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja has welcomed the proposals made in the Union Budget 2010-2011 in tourism and housing & urban poverty alleviation sectors. She......

Govt tries for an 'aam aadmi' orientation

To promote low-cost housing, this Budget proposes to extend the existing one per cent interest subsidy for a loan up to Rs 10 lakh for a house costing not more than Rs 20 lakh to apply for a......

How luxury hotels are surviving the downturn

Next time you go to a star hotel, look closely at the number of flowers -- or even the kind -- in the arrangement on the restaurant table. Or count the number of towels in the bathroom and the......

Images: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab

Mumbai Indians all-rounder Dwayne Bravo celebrates after running out Kings XI Punjab batsman Irfan Pathan during the 2009 Indian Premier League in Centurion, on Tuesday. Bravo smashed a quickfire......