MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – International trade groups representing more than 250,000 companies have warned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that new taxation proposals by his government have led foreign businesses to reconsider their investments. The union budget last month outlined a proposal to allow authorities to make retroactive tax claims on overseas deals and bring in  [ Read More ]

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the first visit to India by a Pakistani head of state since 2005, his spokesman said, with relations between the nuclear-armed rivals at their warmest in years. Spokesman Farhatullah Babar said in a statement that Zardari accepted a lunch  [ Read More ]

New Delhi/Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) In a bid to avert unrest over delayed salaries, Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya has wtold his staff that their dues will be paid in a phased manner from Wednesday. ‘All junior staff will be paid before Easter, April 4. All pilots and engineers will be paid April 9 and  [ Read More ]

New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony today reviewed various issues and proposals relating to acquisition for the Indian Army, and asked them to streamline procedures to prevent slippages in the future. The meeting was attended among others by Chief of Army Staff General V.K. Singh, Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, DG Acquisition  [ Read More ]

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) While most Bollywood actresses have asked for voice artists to dub for their Bengali films, Dia Mirza chooses to be different. She has taken up the task of dubbing her own lines for debut Bengali film “Paanch Adhyay”. Dia, whose mother is a Bengali, plays a half-Bengali girl named Ishita  [ Read More ]

Bangkok, Apr 1 (ANI): At least 14 people have reportedly been killed and over 100 wounded in a series of deadly explosions in a southern province of Thailand on Saturday. The first batch of explosives planted inside a parked truck ripped through a busy area of restaurants and shops in Yala city, said district police  [ Read More ]

New Delhi, Apr.1 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday issued a restraint order on non-resident Indian (NRI) businessman Ravi Rishi from leaving the country, as it said that the latter would be needed for questioning next week in connection with a case related to the supply of Tatra trucks to the Indian  [ Read More ]

Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Jalandhar girl Vanya Mishra was Friday crowned Pantaloons Femina Miss India (PFMI) World 2012 title at a gala event here. She will represent India at the global pageant later this year. Rochelle Maria Rao from Chennai won the title of Miss India International, while Prachi Mishra from Pune is Miss India  [ Read More ]

Lucknow:  Surprising even his officials, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has issued orders to cut down the cars in his fleet from 40 to just eight and also ordered the specialised hospital operating in his official residence to shut down. Thirty-two cars have been ordered to be taken away from the Chief Minister’s fleet  [ Read More ]

Srinagar:  A moderate intensity earthquake today shook the Kashmir Valley but there were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage. “An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was experienced at 9.46 AM in Kashmir Valley,” Aamir Ali, coordinator of Natural Disaster Management Cell, said. He said the epicentre of the tremor was in Hindukush region of  [ Read More ]