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June 1, 2013 8:34 PM

Direct Benefit Transfer Subsidy Scheme launched in 18 districts today

Direct Transfer of subsidy in Bank accounts for cooking gas begins in 18 districts from today. Cooking gas consumers will get 435 rupees in their bank accounts when they book an LPG cylinder as the government rolls out its ambitious direct benefit transfer programme to cut its fuel subsidy today. Th...

June 1, 2013 2:22 PM

Spot-fixing: BCCI convenes emergency meeting in Chennai tomorrow

An emergency meeting of the Working Committee of the BCCI is being convened at Chennai tomorrow. The meeting will take place in the wake of IPL spot-fixing controversy amidst demands for the resignation of the BCCI President N Srinivasan for the alleged involvement of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyapp...

June 1, 2013 2:14 PM

37 die in gunfights in Pakistan

At least 34 militants and three soldiers were killed in gunfights in a restive Pakistani tribal region where troops have now gained control of strategic heights.Officials in Islamabad said, the clashes took place in an area between the tribal districts of Kurram and Khyber, in the villages of Para C...

June 1, 2013 2:12 PM

37 die in gunfights in Pakistan

At least 34 militants and three soldiers were killed in gunfights in a restive Pakistani tribal region where troops have now gained control of strategic heights.Officials in Islamabad said, the clashes took place in an area between the tribal districts of Kurram and Khyber, in the villages of Para C...

June 1, 2013 2:12 PM

Direct transfer of LPG subsidy to bank accounts from June 1 in 18 districts

From today cooking gas (LPG) consumers in 18 districts will get 435 rupees in their bank accounts when they book an LPG cylinder as the government rolls out its ambitious direct benefit transfer programme to cut its fuel subsidy. The scheme was to be rolled out in 20 districts initially but the laun...

June 1, 2013 11:26 AM

Spot-fixing: Arun Jaitley says something significant to happen in a day

A day after two of its senior functionaries called it quits, the crisis-hit BCCI's Vice President Arun Jaitley today said, the next 24 hours could bring about a significant development in the unfolding drama.He was speaking to newsmen in Delhi. Mr. Jaitley is one of the five Vice Presidents of ...

June 1, 2013 9:02 AM

Direct transfer of LPG subsidy to bank accounts from June 1 in 18 districts

From today cooking gas (LPG) consumers in 18 districts will get 435 rupees in their bank accounts when they book an LPG cylinder as the government rolls out its ambitious direct benefit transfer programme to cut its fuel subsidy. The scheme was to be rolled out in 20 districts initially but the laun...

June 1, 2013 9:01 AM

IPL spot-fixing: BCCI secretary, treasurer both resign

Two top BCCI officials, BCCI Secretary Sanjay Jagdale and Treasurer Ajay Shirke have quit putting more pressure on Board President N Srinivasan to step down in the wake of spot-fixing scandal.They sent their resignations to Srinivasan yesterday, saying they were deeply hurt by recent developments in...

May 31, 2013 8:42 PM

GDP falls to a decade's low of 5% for 2012-13

Pulled down by poor performance of farm, manufacturing and mining sectors, economic growth slowed to 4.8 per cent in the January-March quarter and fell to a decade's low of 5 per cent for the entire 2012-13 fiscal. The economic growth or gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 5.1 per cent...

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