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Of Bullet Trains and Boundary Disputes

Jul 18, 2014 - 6:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“While economic cooperation with China is mutually beneficial, India must review its approach to border issues with the Asian giant. It should insist that the dispute be resolved in accordance with 2005 Guiding Principles”, says […]

India

INDIA TO HOST IBSA SUMMIT NEXT YEAR

Jul 18, 2014 - 6:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BRASILIA (TIP): India will host the next summit of IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) in New Delhi next year, giving importance to the grouping notwithstanding the BRICS forum of which these countries are also members. […]

JAITLEY PUTS MONEY IN THE HANDS OF TAXPAYERS

Jul 12, 2014 - 8:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The salaried class has reason to cheer the NDA government’s first Budget. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has reduced the income tax burden, albeit in a minor way, and put some extra money […]

India

RS 7,060 CRORE FOR 100 SMART CITIES

Jul 12, 2014 - 8:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s big push for smart cities in Thursday’s Union Budget will finally provide fresh direction and a sense of legitimacy to a concept that has long been popular but […]

India

BUDGET A VALIDATION OF UPA POLICIES: CHIDAMBARAM

Jul 12, 2014 - 8:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Former finance minister P Chidambaram, who presented the interim budget ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, has said he is happy to find the BJP government’s first Budget validating the figures presented […]

BUDGET LACKS ROADMAPS: MANMOHAN SINGH

Jul 12, 2014 - 8:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Modi government’s first budget is short on that one big idea, or, indeed, a clear road map on how to achieve its objectives — that was the consensus view in the […]

India

Housing for all by 2022

Jul 12, 2014 - 8:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a big boost for urban areas through 100 smart cities, which will be enabled with the latest technology and infrastructure and will have concepts such as […]

India

POOR MONSOON THREATENS FIRST DROUGHT IN FIVE YEARS

Jul 12, 2014 - 7:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP): Weak rainfall in India since the start last month of the monsoon season, crucial to the country’s agricultural earnings, has raised concerns of a first drought in five years, although weather experts […]

‘Grand Old Lady of Bollywood’ Zohra Sehgal dies aged 102

Jul 12, 2014 - 7:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian actress Zohra Sehgal – described by many as the ‘Grand Old Lady of Bollywood’ – has died today (10 June ) aged 102. She died of a cardiac arrest on July […]

India

FIGHTING EXODUS OF DOCTORS FROM ARMED FORCES, GOVT HIKES BOND MONEY

Jul 12, 2014 - 7:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): With 85 doctors pre-maturely leaving military service for the much greener pastures in the civilian world since 2011, the government has hiked the bond money to Rs 25-30 lakh in a bid […]

COLLEGIUM CLEARS UDAY UMESH LALIT AS SC JUDGE

Jul 12, 2014 - 7:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): The collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India has recommended to the Centre to appoint senior advocate Uday Umesh Lalit, a sought after criminal law practitioner, as a judge of the […]

India

SC orders govt to pay new NREGA wages

Jul 12, 2014 - 7:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The paltry Rs 353 crore increase on last year’s 33,000 crore budget allocation for implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) may not fit the bill as the Supreme […]

CBDT tells I-T officers to cut down on frivolous appeals against taxpayers

Jul 12, 2014 - 6:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued internal instructions to tax authorities to cut down on frivolous appeals against favourable orders granted to taxpayers. The threshold limit for filing an […]

Business & Economics

Mango ban: EU team to visit India in September

Jul 12, 2014 - 6:16 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Amid a temporary import ban on mangoes, a team of experts from European Union will visit India in September to check the measures put in place by the country with regard to […]

Business & Economics

Industrial production up 4.7% in May, highest since Oct ’12

Jul 12, 2014 - 6:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The country’s industrial output rose 4.7% in May on the back of a robust performance by the manufacturing and electricity sectors, bringing relief for the Narendra Modi government, which has vowed to […]

SAHARA GETS RS 4,860 CRORE TAX DEMAND

Jul 4, 2014 - 11:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The income tax department on July 3 raised an interim demand of Rs 4,860 crore on the Sahara group even as it is busy selling off assets and mopping up bank accounts […]

Business & Economics

Services sector growth surges in June on Modi wave: HSBC

Jul 4, 2014 - 11:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India‘s private sector output witnessed significant uptrend in June as both manufacturing and services sector registered solid rate of expansion, driven by robust order flows and stronger business sentiment, an HSBC survey […]

‘Abducted’ Indian nurses reach Mosul unharmed

Jul 4, 2014 - 11:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/ /NEW DELHI (TIP): The 46 Indian nurses who were forcibly moved by suspected ISIS militants from Tikrit have reached the Iraqi city of Mosul and are unharmed, said a source on June 4. The […]

Europe

Taliban rocket destroys Afghan president’s helicopter

Jul 4, 2014 - 10:46 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KABUL (TIP): Taliban insurgents fired rockets into Kabul airport on Thursday, destroying the Afghan president’s parked helicopter and damaging three other choppers, officials said, in an attack that underlined security fears in the capital. The […]

Sunanda Pushkar death case

Jul 4, 2014 - 10:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

AIIMS FORENSIC HEAD STICKS TO STAND NEW DELHI (TIP): The head of the AIIMS’ forensic department on Thursday stuck to his controversial claim that pressure was brought on him to manipulate the post mortem report […]

India

31 ACs, 25 heaters, 15 coolers at Sheila Dikshit’s Chief Ministerial home

Jul 4, 2014 - 10:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW DELHI (TIP): As Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit had 31 air-conditioners and 25 heaters in her fourbedroom official bungalow in the heart of the capital. The government’s response to an RTI or Right […]

PASSPORT DELIVERY TO BECOME HASSLE-FREE

Jul 4, 2014 - 10:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

No police verification in case of renewal MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The passport delivery system could soon become hassle-free and quick. On the directions of the chief passport officer in the ministry of external affairs, Mumbai may […]

India’s Fastest Train Rolls Into Taj City

Jul 4, 2014 - 10:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

AGRA (TIP): Touching a speed of 160 km an hour, a high-speed train from New Delhi to Agra completed its trial run on July 3. Railway officials said this was the highest speed recorded by […]

India

GOVT TO EASE NORMS FOR SPEEDY ADOPTION

Jul 4, 2014 - 10:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Foreigners and NRIs wanting to adopt Indian children are in for good days with the government set to ease adoption norms and scrapping processes that were delaying adoptions to the detriment of […]

India

Supreme Court rules out automatic arrests in dowry cases

Jul 4, 2014 - 10:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that police cannot automatically arrest an accused in a dowry case before judicially examining it. A bench headed by Justice CK Prasad directed all the state […]

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