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L&T's Hyderabad Metro Project Delay Ups Cost By Over 30%
Amidst reports that engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has sought more than two years for completion of the Hyderabad Metro project, industry sources said the delay has increased the cost of the project from over Rs 14,100 crore to an estimated Rs 18,800 crore. ....
Indices Maintain Upward Trajectory, Gain For 8th Consecutive Session
Continuing with their upward trajectory, the key indices of the Indian equity markets -- the S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty 50 -- gained for the eighth straight session on Monday.....
UAE Orders Release Of 606 Prisoners Ahead Of National Day
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Vice President, on Monday ordered the release of 606 inmates of Dubai's punitive and corrective institutions ahead of the UAE's 46th National Day, media reports said. ....
B.N. Sharma Named Chairman Of National Anti-Profiteering Authority
Senior IAS officer Badri Narain Sharma was on Tuesday appointed the chairman of the newly constituted National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) under the GST regime, an official statement said. ....
Exporters Claim Rs 6,500 Cr IGST Refund For July-October
Indian exporters have claimed refunds worth Rs 6,500 crore in the first four months of implementing the Goods and Services Tax (GST), an official statement said on Wednesday. ....
World Leaders Gather In Nairobi For Pollution-free Planet
The UN Environment Assembly, the world's highest decision making body on the environment with delegates from 193 countries, will gather in this Kenyan capital for three days from Monday to step up action to counter rising pollution levels. ....
Destroy Terror 'safe Havens' Or Else US Will: CIA Tells Pakistan
In a stern warning to Pakistan, the CIA chief has said if Islamabad does not eliminate terrorist "safe havens" in its territory, the US will do "everything" it can to destroy them....
Will Bring Odd-Even Without Exemptions: Delhi Government To NGT
The Delhi government on Wednesday assured the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it will bring the next Odd-Even traffic rationing scheme as per the tribunal's direction that includes "no exemptions".....
Green Court Holds AoL Responsible For Yamuna Floodplains Damage
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday held Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living responsible for damaging the ecology of the Yamuna floodplains during the three-day cultural extravaganza held last year and asked the organisation to pay for the restoration works. ....
Will Accept Rahul As Leader: Lalu
RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday said his party has "certainly" accepted the leadership of Rahul Gandhi and will try to get all non-NDA parties together under the Congress banner to defeat Modi government in the 2019 general election.....
