Tag: EC
Will EC Act Against Parrikar, Captain: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked the Election Commission if it will "dare" act against Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Congress leader Amarinder Singh for asking voters to accept money to attend rallies.....
Vodafone, Idea In Merger Talks For Telco With 400 Mn Users
Ending months of speculation, Vodafone on Monday confirmed it's in talks with the Aditya Vikram Birla group for the merger of its Indian entity and Idea Cellular in what will be the largest such deal in the country's telecom space once it materialises.....
'Hindu Exodus' Not An Election Issue In Kairana
The so-called "Hindu exodus" from Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh, which had grabbed headlines, is a non-issue in the electoral battle here.....
Amulya Kumar Patnaik Is New Delhi Police Chief
Amulya Kumar Patnaik, currently a Special Commissioner, has been appointed the Delhi Police Commissioner, the Home Ministry announced on Monday.....
Five Soldiers Rescued From Avalanche Succumb To Injuries
Five Indian Army soldiers, rescued from the snow after being trapped by an avalanche near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district last week succumbed to their injuries while being evacuated, defence officials said on Monday.....
India's Economic Survey Pegs Next Fiscal's Growth At 6.75-7.5%
India's Economic Survey for 2016-17 has pegged the country's growth at between 6.75 per cent and 7.5 percent, while going by the 7.1 percent expansion for the current fiscal provisionally projected by the Central Statistics Office.....
Modi Failed To Create Jobs: Rahul
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the government was a "complete failure" in creating jobs for the youths.....
SP Leader Shivpal To Form New Party After March 11
Former Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party President Shivpal Yadav on Tuesday said he will form a new party after March 11 when the assembly election results will be announced.....
The Many Challenges Jaitley Must Tackle With Budget 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to offer additional tax breaks to the salaried class, increase government spending to boost flagging demand and prepare the ground for the launch of basic universal income for some proportion of Indians who live below the poverty line -- 172 million at last count -- while presenting his fourth budget on February 1.....
Complete Rural Electrification By 2019, Hike In MNREGA Fund: Jaitley
From poverty free Panchayats to 100 per cent electrification of villages by May 2019 and majorly hiking the MNREGA fund, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday focused on rural India.....
