Tag: national
I Seek Peace, Freedom From Prominence: Amitabh Bachchan
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan says at 75 he only seeks freedom from prominence, which has seen him face allegations in the Bofors scandal, Panama Papers case and most recently for "illegal construction" on his property.....
Terror Funding Through Counterfeit Notes Has Fallen: Jaitley
A year after demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said terror funding through counterfeit currency had come down drastically in Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh.....
IT Raids Sasikala-Dinakaran's Relatives, Connected Firms
Income Tax (IT) officials on Thursday raided 187 locations belonging to relatives of jailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala, her nephew T.T.V. Dinakaran and organisations connected to them in several cities, said a senior IT official.....
PM's Economic Panel Chalks Out Road Map For Job Creation
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) on Friday chalked out a "clear road map" for stepping up skill development and job creation and enhancing resource investment in the social sector, including health and education, while making out a case for boosting infrastructure financing. ....
ICC Announces Recruitment Process For Independent Director
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Sunday the process for the recruitment of an independent director for the ICC board.....
Amitabh Bachchan To Be Feted At IFFI 2017
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be feted with the Personality of the Year Award at the upcoming 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources said.....
'Kadvi Hawa' The Well Known Experiment In Cinema
Drishyam Films and Nila Madhav Panda in 'Kadvi Hawa' have done their best to be well-known experiment in Cinema. They have put all their energies into movies that are interestingly idiosyncratic, smart, and more than a little enigmatic. In other words, their small-scale productions reflect deeply their shaping influences. They have made no reference to some media-crafted image in the movie.....
Assam's Barak Valley Can Be Hub For International Trade: Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said that the geographical location of the Barak Valley here gives it the potential to become a hub for inter-state and international trade.....
Equities Extend Gains For 7th Session Aided By IT, Durables Stocks
Ending in the positive territory for the seventh consecutive session, key Indian equity indices on Friday extended gains on the back of broadly positive global markets and value buying in consumer durables, oil and gas as well as IT stocks.....
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. ....
