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‘Drop Iran gas transit fee or we walk out’

IPI That’s what India will tell Pak on gas pipeline, Deora meets Pak Minister for talks tomorrow.

Small towns to soon get 270 TV channels via cable

Television viewing is set to change across India, be it Bareilly, Jhumri Telaiya or any other small town where people are currently missing out on mor

No wheat imports this year as in 10 days, FCI procures over 50% of target

India will not be importing wheat this year as the state-run Food Corporation of India has lifted more than half of the government’s...

CCP to take up flat ad valorem excise duty on cement

Going the whole nine yards to tame high inflation, the UPA government will next week consider a flat ad valorem excise duty on cement...
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7-year tax holiday to be withdrawn for refineries, FM informs Deora

Providing a major respite to oil and gas explorers and producers, finance minister P Chidambaram today assured...

Myanmar offers India 40,000 hectares for growing palm oilseeds and pulses

In a move that is likely to strengthen bilateral ties, Yangon’s ruling junta, which had earlier declined natural gas...

India striking natural gas at a consistent level

Natural gas availability in India is gradually getting augmented with small reserve pools being discovered by almost...

Duty cuts, ban on steel, iron futures on Cabinet table

With inflation at 7.41 percent, the UPA government plans to provide concessions to steel producers in the form of lower input costs...

RIL to ‘temporarily’ stop diesel, petrol supply

Insisting on a fair deal, Reliance Industries Ltd has told the government it is “temporarily” stopping petrol and diesel supplies to all its retail ou

Ansari to address Kazakh Senate

After visiting the ancient town of Merv in Turkmenistan, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari arrived in Kazakhstan...

India, Turkmenistan to sign historic pact on natural fuel today

New Delhi and Ashgabat will on Saturday sign a historic pact that would give India a footing equal to the Chinese in Turkmenistan.

Mess in job scheme, drinking water supply has PM calling for external audits

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants every UPA flagship programme independently audited by an external agency...

Paswan gives UPA another 60,000-cr headache for Govt

If you thought the Rs 60,000-crore farm loan waiver is the only spending that will dent Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s fiscal prudence...

Bureaucrats who don’t perform must make way for outsiders, says admn reforms panel

Going beyond the Sixth Pay Commission report, the Administrative Reforms Commission is suggesting a slew of reforms to hold bureaucrats responsible fo

Incentives to stay in govt-and an easier exit option too

Announcing its proposal for a raise in salaries and allowances, the Sixth Pay Commission...

Holi gift? Pay Panel for 42% hike in Central staff salaries

The festive season this weekend will bring extra cheer to 55 lakh Central government employees as the Sixth Pay Commission...

3 Army officers on UN Congo mission accused of rape

For the first time, three Indian Army officers deputed to the United Nations peacekeeping force have been accused of rape.

As Cong steals waiver thunder, ally Pawar wants more loans written off, some credit

Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar is working on a plan to include more beneficiaries and win back some of that credit.

Pay panel report next week, Govt working on 20% hike

As the Sixth Pay Commission prepares to submit its report on March 20, a fortnight before deadline...

Petronet LNG's 5.2% ADB share may go to Chevron, Mittal

Asian Development Bank’s 5.2 per cent share in Petronet LNG Ltd...

Babus, don’t despair, your pay hike safe

Finance Minister P Chidambaram may not have spelt what he has in store for Central Government employees but a reading of the Budget...

Key posts in PSUs lie vacant as ministries want say

Key appointments in public sector undertakings — recently identified as ‘crucial for power sector growth’...

Once bitten, now very very shy: UPA’s draft affidavit wants SC to decide on Ram Sethu

Singed by the political firestorm over its last affidavit on Ram Sethu in which it questioned Ram’s existence...

Mittal to buy ADB’s 5 per cent stake in Petronet LNG

Lakshmi Mittal Group is all set to replace Asian Development Bank as a shareholder in Petronet LNG.

Stop cylinder supply to homes using piped gas: Govt to oil firms

In the wake of the recent LPG shortage, the Petroleum Ministry has told oil marketing companies to stop cylinder supply...
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