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FIRST EXPANSION SINCE JULY; INDEX RISES THE MOST SINCE FEB
NEW DELHI (TIP): After contracting for three consecutive months, manufacturing activity saw an eight-month high expansion in November on rising domestic orders, according to the widelytracked HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The HSBC PMI for […]
United States
Narayan Sai caught after two-month cross-country run
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH (TIP): After dodging police for nearly two months, godman Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai, accused of rape by two Surat-based sisters, was arrested on Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway-1 after a 72-hour cat-andmouse chase by […]
United States
Business & Economics
HERO GROUP TO OPEN UNIVERSITY
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Hero Group on Wednesday announced the launch of BML Munjal University, a fully residential university, spread across 5 lakh sq ft on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway near Manesar. “The university will be […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
MHRD to provide for 5000 faculty positions in higher education
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Ministry of Human Resource Development proposes to provide for 5000 faculty positions in the higher education under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) during the current Five Year Plan, ending 2017. […]
United States
India
26/11 ATTACKS / Five years on, Pak’s ‘sham’ trial continues
NEW DELHI (TIP): Exactly a month back when Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met US President Barack Obama in Washington, the first thing the American leader inquired about was the progress in the trial of […]
India
IF MARRIED MAN WALKS OUT OF RELATION, LIVE-IN PARTNER NOT ENTITLED TO RELIEF: SC
NEW DELHI (TIP): Check the man’s marital status before going in for a live-in partnership was the loud signal from the Supreme Court which ruled that Domestic Violence Act could not be invoked by a […]
India
India
India
Aarushi murder case: Talwars get life term
NEW DELHI (TIP): Keeping in mind the social order, the special CBI court on November 26 sentenced Rajesh and Nupur Talwar to life imprisonment for killing their 14-yearold daughter Aarushi and their servant Hemraj. In […]
India
Tejpal’s fate hangs in balance
NEW DELHI (TIP): A few hours after Tehelka magazine’s founder-editor Tarun Tejpal’s residence was raided in Delhi, his lawyers moved the district sessions court in Panaji for anticipatory bail on November 29 morning. The sessions […]
India
NCW NOTICE TO GUJARAT FOR SNOOPING AS CONG, BJP SPAR
AHMEDABAD (TIP): The Congress on November 20 said Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi had awarded government contracts without bidding to the woman who was later allegedly put under police surveillance at his behest. Gujarat Congress […]
Business & Economics
ETIHAD CHECKS INTO JET WITH $900M
NEW DELHI (TIP): Concluding the first instance of FDI by a foreign carrier into an Indian airline, Jet Airways on Wednesday announced that it has given equity shares worth Rs 2,060 crore to Abu Dhabi’s […]
Business & Economics
BHARTI TO SPEND RS 800 CRORE ANNUALLY ON RETAIL
NEW DELHI (TIP): Despite offers for fresh tie-ups, Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Group appears set to go solo in the retail business and expand the footprint of its EasyDay stores through fresh investments, estimated at Rs […]
Business & Economics
Govt imposes $792 million additional penalty on RIL
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has slapped an additional penalty of $792 million on Reliance Industries for producing less than targeted natural gas from its eastern offshore KG-D6 block. A notice disallowing $792 million out […]
India
JAILED POLITICIANS CAN CONTEST POLLS
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court has dismissed Centre’s plea seeking review of its judgment debarring arrested persons from contesting polls, saying it is not necessary to look into the issue in view of amendment […]
India
TEHELKA’S EDITOR TARUN TEJPAL STEPS ASIDE AFTER ‘INCIDENT’ WITH WOMAN JOURNALIST
NEW DELHI (TIP): Editor-inchief of Tehelka Tarun Tejpal has “recused” himself for six months from his concern after what the official statement described as an “incident with a (woman) journalist”. In an email to the […]
India
INDIAN MUJAHIDEEN DRAWING SUSTENANCE FROM ACROSS BORDER, SAYS SHINDE
NEW DELHI (TIP): Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on November 21 said the Indian Mujahideen (IM) draws its “motivation and sustenance from inimical forces” in Pakistan and asked security forces to vigorously pursue leads emerging […]
India
NOT QUESTIONING ARVIND’S INTEGRITY, HONESTY: ANNA
PUNE (TIP): Social activist Anna Hazare said here on November 20 that he wrote to Arvind Kejriwal only to seek information on the use of funds collected during the anti-corruption movement, and not to question […]
India
India
DIESEL PRICES TO BE DEREGULATED IN 6 MONTHS
NEW DELHI (TIP): Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily on November 20 said that diesel prices will be deregulated in six months with gradual price increases. He said the small monthly increases in rates will continue as […]
India
Gen VK Singh withdraws remarks on age row petition
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed contempt of court proceedings against former Army chief General V K Singh after he tendered an unconditional apology and retracted all comments made to the media […]