Chennai, Feb 21 (IANS) Allowing deduction of premium paid by individuals on insuring their properties and clarity on legal position on non-taxability of technical reserves form part of the wishlist of the non-life insurance industry,…
Guwahati: Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag during a press conference in Guwahati on Sep 12, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag on Sunday appealed to protestors, who have been…
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) The agitators in Haryana and West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district should not block rail tracks and destroy railway property to highlight their grievances, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Sunday. “I…
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) The key to improving India-Pakistan ties would be to bolster regional integration and trade, diplomats and political experts have said. However, integration — as well as peace and normalisation — will…
Rohtak: People from Jat community stage a demonstration to press for Special Backward Class (SBC) status in Rohtak on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, Feb 21 (IANS) Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the…
Rohtak: Security beefup in Rohtak in the wake off Jats demonstration on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Jaideep Sarin Rohtak, Feb 21 (IANS) The main market of Haryana’s Rohtak town was a bustling place…
Raymond Kharmujai Itanagar, Feb 21 (IANS) Ousted Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki on Sunday described the Kalikho Pul-led government as “highly illegal” and “unconstitutional” and blamed the Modi-led government for destabilizing his democratically elected…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Roads in west Delhi were blocked on Sunday forenoon by protestors favouring reservation for the Jat community in Haryana, police said. According to a Delhi Police traffic helpline official, protests…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Delhi is facing “a very serious water crisis” because of Jat protests in Haryana and water is to be strictly rationed in the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) With a renewed government focus on three of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet initiatives — Make in India, Digital India and Skill India, the tech industry, including the telecom sector,…
Raipur, Feb 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a housing scheme and electronic manufacturing cluster in Naya Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The prime minister also released the Chhattisgarh Innovation…
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia addresses a press conference in New Delhi, on Dec 15, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Schools in the national capital will remain closed on…
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Parliamentary proceedings, coupled with US macroeconomic data and trends in crude oil prices, are expected to steer the Indian equity markets during the upcoming week. Even the budgetary…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Feb 21 (IANS) Having lost the race to be included in the list of smart cities, this Taj city has now slipped to 47/73 in the ranking of clean cities in…
By Saeed Naqvi Arnab Goswami of Times Now Television runs his show rather like an animal trainer in an old fashioned circus or an Al Capone-like gangster terrorising his minions, which is what the panelists…
Rohtak: Jats stage a demonstration seeking Special Backward Class (SBC) status in Rohtak, Haryana on Feb 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, Feb 21 (IANS) Thousands of people continued to suffer as the violent agitation by…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the Akhil Bharatiya Prachaarya Sammelan, in New Delhi on Feb 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Himadri Ghosh “Never before in economic history would 15 million bank accounts…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Delhi government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court over the sudden water crisis in the capital due to the Jat agitation in Haryana. “Delhi government moves SC on water…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Students from the Jat community on Saturday demonstrated in Delhi University’s north campus, demanding reservations in government jobs and educational institutions. Despite the presence of the police, the agitating students…
JP Nadda Alappuzha (Kerala), Feb 20 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Saturday ruled out the possibility of any increase in drug prices due to a hike in import taxes and said medicines would…