New Delhi: After reducing petrol and diesel prices, the Government is set to give more good news. Network 18 has learnt that a third stimulus package to boost the economy could be on its way soon. The next package is unlikely to have major tax giveaways but will be sector specific. Sources also say that [...]
New Delhi: He may be the Lillian for many, but Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik now has an ally. And the ally is none other than Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa. Yeddyurappa thinks Muthalik’s ways may be wrong but he does have a point when he opposes the pub culture of the cities. [...]
Hyderabad: Satyam Computer Services Ltd new six-member board is on a damage control mode following the over Rs 7,800 crore accounting scandal in the IT giant. Satyam’s new board on Friday is expected go through the 40 applications received so far and name a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from among them. The hunt for [...]
New York: Microsoft Corp shocked Wall Street on Thursday with disappointing results and said it would slash up to 5,000 jobs and stop offering profit forecasts for the rest of the fiscal year. The world’s top software maker blamed the weakness of the PC market and the popularity of low-cost netbook computers for the miss. [...]
New Delhi: After resisting for months, Supreme Court judges may finally be giving in to public opinion and pressure to declare their assets. Sources have told CNN-IBN that Supreme court judges may voluntarily make public their assets and put out details on a website or ask the Chief Justice of India to make the details [...]
New Delhi: Describing it as “a historic occasion for all freedom loving people”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday congratulated US President Barack Obama on assuming office and hoped the multi-faceted India-US ties will get a boost during his presidency. Manmohan Singh also invited Obama and his spouse Michelle to visit India and underlined that [...]
New Delhi: Shopping is fun no doubt, but what if you don’t have the time? What if you want everything delivered to your doorstep? Now you can have it all – using your mobile phone. SMS “ngpay” to 56767 and download the free software and bingo – it’s a one-stop shop for food, flowers, and [...]
Mumbai: Two child victims of a grenade attack in Srinagar are undergoing treatment at the Nanavati hospital with the help of superstar Shah Rukh Khan who is bearing the entire cost of treatment. SRK first heard of the orphans – Muddassar (5) and Amina (3) – from Dr Ali Irani, head of the department of [...]
New Delhi: Troubled Indian software giant Satyam Computer Services has been approached by potential buyers, a newly appointed board member, Tarun Das, said on Tuesday. “All I can say, we have been approached by potential buyers,” Das said but gave no details. Satyam, India’s No. 4 software services exporter, was plunged into crisis after founder [...]
New Delhi: Former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin may be the latest from the world of cricket to join politics, sources close to the player suggested on Tuesday. Speculation is rife that the former stylish batsman might contest elections on Congress ticket from his hometown Hyderabad. Azharuddin had denied earlier reports that he might either join [...]
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