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Issue Ordinance For Conduct Of Jallikattu : Panneerselvam To Centre
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Monday urged the central government to promulgate an ordinance enabling the conduct of Jallikattu or bull taming sport during the ensuing Pongal festival.....
Double-digit Increase In Tax Collection:Arun Jaitley
The currency squeeze in November and December has failed to hit revenue mop up, with direct and indirect tax collection from April to December showing a double-digit increase, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.....
CBSE Postpones Board Exams To March 9
The Board exams for the students of class 10 and 12 have been postponed by a week, due to the elections in five states, and will now start from March 9, Central Board of Secondary Exams (CBSE) announced on Monday.....
21 Trains Delayed, Seven Cancelled Due To Fog
At least 21 trains were running late and seven cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Tuesday morning, a railway official said.....
Include Pongal In Central Holiday List : Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Tuesday urged the central government to include Pongal festival in the central government lists of compulsory and also "additional" holidays.....
False Morality, Hypocrisy Gets In Our Way: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap
If you don't judge a book by its cover, why judge a film by its title? With his latest film "Haraamkhor" too running afoul of the censors, Bollywood's most outspoken filmmaker, Anurag Kashyap, wonders whether it is our false morality and hypocrisy that really impedes freedom of expression.....
World Bank Cuts Indian GDP Growth For Fiscal To 7%
In its first projection on India post-demonetisation, the World Bank has lowered the country's GDP growth estimate for this fiscal to 7 per cent, from its earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent made in June last year.....
Delhi Government Opposes Five-fold Driving Licence Fee Hike
The Delhi government on Wednesday opposed the union Transport Ministry's move hiking the driving licence fee by up to five times and said it should have been increased gradually.....
Nepal's Tourism Rebounds Despite Major Quake, Trade Embargo
Nepal's tourism industry rebounded in 2016 after taking a big hit in the previous year by way of twin disasters-a devastating earthquake and crippling trade embargo.....
HC Asks Centre To Submit Report On Zakir Naik's IRF Ban
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Union government to file a report on the plea of NRI televangelist Zakir Naik who has challenged the Centre's decision to immediately ban NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF).....
