Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Pension Bill: Government takes on Mamata Banerjee?

Pension Bill: Government takes on Mamata Banerjee?


Pension Bill: Government takes on Mamata Banerjee?

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:57 PM PDT

The Union Cabinet meets today and is expected to discuss and clear amendments to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill, which has been stalled for years as political parti...


PM's infrastructure meet: Govt targets transport, power to revive economy

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:21 PM PDT

Blog: Why I don't buy Planning Commission's toilet explanation

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Rs 35 lakh spending: 50-yr-old toilets needed repair, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:36 PM PDT

The morning began with two toilets occupying national mindspace. A Right to Information application revealed that the Planning Commission has spent 35 lakhs on renovating two toilets at its offices in...


Walkover likely for Dimple Yadav; BJP alleges sabotage

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:30 PM PDT

VS Sampath to be new Chief Election Commissioner

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:41 AM PDT

In keeping with convention and the established procedure, V S Sampath the seniormost election commissioner, will succeed SY Quraishi as Chief Election Comissioner (CEC). Mr Sampath took over as ele...


Al Qaeda advertises for suicide bombers on the Web

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:41 AM PDT

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has begun posting Internet advertisements offering training for suicide bombers to target the US, Israel and France. The adverts have been posted on several jihadist ...


Nasdaq plans $40 mn in Facebook IPO compensation

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc said it will offer cash and rebates totaling $40 million to compensate clients affected by the problems with Facebook Inc's initial public offering.

Paes-Vesnina knocked out of French Open

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:35 AM PDT

India's Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi reached their maiden French Open mixed doubles final but Leander Paes and his Russian partner Elena Vesnina were knocked out of the event here Wednesday.Mirza a...

Tax on almost all services, except funeral, burial from July 1

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:04 AM PDT

LinkedIn probes report of large data breach

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:02 AM PDT

The professional social network LinkedIn said on Wednesday that it was probing a possible data breach after reports said more than 6.4 million passwords were stolen. "Our team is currently lookin...


Prime Minister holds infrastructure meet, but Mukul Roy is missing

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Operation Bluestar anniversary: Controversial memorial, tributes

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:57 AM PDT

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today sought to distance himself and the state government from the construction of Operation Blue Star' memorial in Amritsar by radical Sikh groups. H...


Hosni Mubarak in 'dangerous' condition in jail: Officials

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:31 AM PDT

Hosni Mubarak's health entered a "dangerous" phase on Wednesday, and doctors had to administer oxygen five times to help the deposed Egyptian leader breathe, according to security officials at his pri...

Venus transits across the sun: Top 10 facts

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:19 AM PDT

The world today witnessed a rare celestial spectacle, as planet Venus transit across the face of the Sun, being visible as a black spot on the its surface.


Google to warn users of 'state-sponsored attacks'

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:18 AM PDT

NASA captures 2012 Venus transit in hi-definition

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:57 AM PDT

The world witnessed a rare celestial spectacle today, as planet Venus transit across the face of the Sun, being visible as a black spot on the Sun's surface.

President Pratibha Patil opts out of visit to dairy owned by 2G scam-tainted Goenka

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:37 AM PDT

President Pratibha Patil has cancelled what would have been a controversial visit to a dairy in Maharashtra that's co-owned by Vinod Goenka, who was imprisoned for the telecom scam, and is now out on ...

Sania and Bhupathi reach maiden French Open final

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:31 AM PDT

Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi earned themselves a shot at their second Grand Slam title together by breezing into their maiden French Open mixed doubles final, here on Wednesday. The seventh ...


Prime Minister's closing remarks at infrastructure meeting

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:25 AM PDT

First look at Mumbai international airport's Terminal 2

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:08 AM PDT

Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport will soon have a new state-of-the-art terminal. Officials have released pictures of what Terminal 2 or T2, as it will be known, will look like once i...


IIT Delhi alumni write to PM against common entrance exam

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 06:14 AM PDT

The alumni association of the IIT or Indian institute of Technology has written to the Prime Minister, attacking Education Minister Kapil Sibal over his one-nation one-exam policy. The association wri...


PM's meet could clear 3 international airports, Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 06:11 AM PDT

In an attempt to revive the investment climate in India, the Prime Minister is meeting six ministers who handle infrastructure related portfolios like power, coal, aviation, shipping and road transpor...


Meet Aparna, Mumbai's teenage sex educator

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 06:01 AM PDT

It's a hot Sunday afternoon, but the stifling Mumbai summer air does nothing to curb the enthusiasm of the girls surrounding her. Aparna, a spunky 16-year-old, is in the midst of giving a group of her...


Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi takes on Mamata Banerjee on FDI row

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 05:49 AM PDT

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