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  • Sanjay Dutt invited to be brand ambassador of NDMC
    Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has been invited by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to become its brand ambassador for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and City initiatives. The 56-year-old Munnabhai MBBS star was
  • Govt to hike natural gas price by about 60%; ONGC, Reliance to gain
    New Delhi, March 3 (PTI): Since this rate is not enough to incentivise exploration, the government plans to price undeveloped gas discoveries in deep-sea, ultra-deep sea and high-temperature, high-pressure area
  • Maruti Suzuki to hike car prices
    NEW DELHI, March 3 (Reuters): Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, India's top-selling carmaker, will raise the prices of its passenger vehicles by up to 34,494 rupees ($512), after the government imposed a new 'green' tax
  • Local BJP, AGP workers protest against alliance decision in Assam
    Guwahati, March 3 (PTI): Angered by their parties' decision on seat sharing in the upcoming Assam assembly polls, a large section of local leaders and the workers of BJP and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) across the
  • Legally speaking
    Recently, it has been brought to my notice the government notification of 27th February 2014 by which the earlier rule for appointment of Gaon Buras (GBs) has been amended raising the eligibility age for appoin
  • London world’s most expensive city, Mumbai 17th: study
    London, March 3 (PTI): London has been ranked as the world's most expensive city to live and work in, ahead of New York and Hong Kong, according to a UK study that puts Mumbai at 17th.   The only Ind
  • Climate change could cause 500,000 extra deaths in 2050
    As of 2015, some 800 million people in the world are undernourished Paris, March 3 (AFP): The effects of climate change on food production could cause 500,000 extra deaths by 2050 compared to a world without g
  • Admission Edu-Career Alert
    NERIST ENTRANCE EXAM 2016 NERIST also known as North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) has issued a notification to conduct Entrance Examination 2016 for providing admission into va
  • The Festivals of Phom Naga
    The traditional festivals of  Phoms  according to Elwin Verrier (1961) are Tapve mo, Monyiü, Moinyük mo,  Moha, Pang mo, Hehu mo and Man mo. But today Monyiü is their biggest traditional festival. It was
  • Morung Classroom: Budget Talk
    Annual Financial Statement: Article 112 of the Constitution requires the government to present to Parliament a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure in respect of every financial year ­ April 1 to Ma
  • Lots of Education, but no Values?
    I strongly believe in the value of education and the power it has to change a lot of things in this world. But I also think that a lot can go wrong if we don’t do it correctly or if our concepts are not c
  • Less known tax savers
    With more then two days past our union budget, many have already started to look forward to our next financial year. The Union Governments budget, once tabled in the Parliament and passed by the House, becomes
  • Modi takes dig at Congress' on MGNREGA
    New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a dig at the Congress for poor implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the states. &n
  • RBI pores over budget, worries on fiscal math
    By Suvashree Choudhury   MUMBAI, March 3 (Reuters) - Some Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials are worried that a populist budget could put the onus of driving growth on them but limit their ability
  • Drink more plain water to stay slim
    New York, March 2 (IANS) If you are aiming to shed a few extra kilos, just drinking a little more plain water can make a huge difference. Researchers have found one percent increase in plain water consumption c
  • Depression affects the whole body
    London, (IANS) Researchers have proved that depression is more than a mental disorder as it causes important alterations affecting the whole body.   Scientists from University of Granada (UGR) in Spa
  • India's female scavengers enslaved by caste, gender discrimination
    By Rina Chandran   MUMBAI, March 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - New legislation in India to crack down on the practice of forcing mainly the poorest women to clear other people's excreta will have
  • Obituary: Martin Crowe, New Zealand's finest batsman
    WELLINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - Described as New Zealand's finest batsman, Martin Crowe's cricketing life was defined by one innings, one tournament and one seriously damaged knee.   Tributes flowed
  • Australian rowing silver medallist Tait dies aged 33
    MELBOURNE, March 3 (Reuters) - Australia's former rowing world champion and Olympic silver medallist Sarah Tait has died of cancer at the age of 33.   She died early on Thursday morning, the Australi
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