RBI hikes interest rates to fight inflation
MUMBAI: (AMN) The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday raised its benchmark rates by 25 basis points to 7.50 percent, hikes reverse repo rates by 25 bps to 6.50 per…
Dard Ka Safar
NIGAR AKHTERMADHUBALA, the renowned Hindi film actress of 1950s and ‘60s, formed a triumvirate of fame along with fellow artists Nargis and Meena Kumari. Her actual name was Mumtaz Jahan…
Lokpal panel agrees to differ
TIA correspondentNEW DELHI: Sharp differences cropped up between representatives of government and Civil Society over vital issues concerning Lok Pal. They however agreed to sent their own version of draft…
Mumbai Police detain 3 in journo murder case
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Police on Wednesday detained three persons in connection with the murder of senior Mid Day journalist Jyotirmoy Dey.
ISI wanted to recruit ex Indian military personnel
Pakistan's spy agency ISI was planning to recruit retired Indian military personnel to penetrate into the system and then use them for its anti-India activities.
Pak court allows Sarabjit sister to meet him in jail
A Pakistani court has issued a notice to the federal government seeking its response within three weeks to a writ petition against the possible grant of a presidential pardon to…
Left targets PM for huge crude scam
BY RAJEEV SHARMA NEW DELHI: The CPI (M) on Wednesday launched a direct and scathing attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the latest scam to have hit the UPA…
HC asks UP govt to submit Lakhimpur probe report
LUCKNOW: In a major blow to the state government, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday ordered the Mayawati government
Maya not to object CBI probe in rape case
LUCKNOW (AMN) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday said that her government has no objection to a CBI probe into the alleged rape and murder of the teenaged girl…
Road construction to be monitored through satellite
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is considering satellite monitoring of road construction projects in the country. The Ministry is holding discussing with the National Remote…