The government is ready to make changes to an executive decree it issued to make it easier for businesses to buy farm land for infrastructure and industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told lawmakers on Friday. The decree is aimed at unlocking hundreds of billions of dollars of projects stuck Continue Reading
Month: February 2015
British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed on Friday to use all means at his disposal to hunt down militants such as “Jihadi John” after the killer was identified as a Kuwaiti-born computer programming graduate from London. The black-clad militant brandishing a knife and speaking Continue Reading
1. Infrastructure in investment through public private partnership 2. LPG subsidy announced 3. Disinvestment in loss making unit from 1 crore to 10.3 crore 4. NBFC register with RBI above Rs. 5000 Cr. To be considered financial institutions 5. Accident death risk Rs. 2 lakhs for a premium of Continue Reading
Ingredients: Thin slices of fatless pork pieces……..3/4 cup Soya sauce and corn-starch paste……1/2 tablespoon each Shredded green onions……….1/2 cup Oil to stir fry…..2 tablespoons Small cucumbers shredded ….. 2 For the sauce—mustard Continue Reading
Property developer DLF Ltd on Friday said it was reviewing an order from the country’s market regulator that fined the company and its top management $8.4 million as part of a broader probe into the firm’s lack of disclosure during its initial public offering. “We are Continue Reading
The masked “Jihadi John” killer who fronted Islamic State beheading videos has been identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a British computer programming graduate from a well-to-do London family who was known to the security services. The black clad militant brandishing a knife and speaking Continue Reading
India’s decrepit state-run train services stand to receive at least a 25 percent boost in investment to over $9 billion, funded solely by falling fuel costs, according to officials familiar with a railway budget set to be unveiled on Thursday. The world’s fourth largest rail Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a declared Hindu nationalist, vowed earlier this month to protect all religious groups at an event organised by the Catholic community, a long awaited reassurance widely seen as a response to the violence. The government said on Wednesday it had boosted security Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will for the first time have a role in governing the Muslim majority state of Jammu and Kashmir, at the heart of nearly seven decades of hostility with Pakistan, officials said. Modi, who stormed to power in May, 2014, Continue Reading
There were underpants, Lego statues and a nail-biting finale on the Oscars stage on Sunday, but it was Lady Gaga’s “Sound of Music” spectacular that sparked the most chatter on social media. The Oscars lit up digital platforms, with 21 million people logging 58 million Continue Reading