India

New Delhi, Feb 27: India's Economic Survey for 2012-13 has projected a 6.1-6.7 percent growth for the next fiscal after a deceleration to around 5 percent this year, with inflation seen falling slightly to 6.2-6.6 percent. "The slowdown is a wake-up call for increasing the pace of actions and reforms," said the survey, adding that India has navigated difficult times as these before, and with good

New Delhi, Feb 27: Parliament today passed a bill under which cases of sexual harassment at workplace, including against domestic help, will have to be disposed of by in-house committees within a period of 90 days failing which penalty of Rs 50,000 would be imposed. Repeated non-compliance of the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill

New Delhi, Feb 26: By the end of this calendar year, the Indian Railways will introduce a new technology to make the electronic ticket booking system work faster and easier, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Tuesday. Presenting the annual budget of his ministry in the Lok Sabha, Bansal said the government planned to introduce a “next generation” e-ticketing system that will support the

New Delhi, Feb 26: The Railway Budget for 2013-14 today spared passengers from any further hike in fares but raised various other charges on tickets along with freight tariff of less than 5 per cent. Presenting the Budget in the Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who had effected an across-the-board hike in passenger fares only last month, said he does not intend to pass on the impact

New Delhi, Feb 26: In a big setback to the ailing Kingfisher Airlines, which may end its revival plans, the government on Monday withdrew all its domestic and international traffic rights. These slots will be given to other airlines. According to an official release, Minister of Civil Aviation Ajit Singh has decided to withdraw all international bilateral traffic rights allocated to Kingfisher

Kolkata, Feb 25: The Censor Board has refused to clear a Bengali film for taking potshots at the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Singur movement that forced the Tatas to exit the state. Starring rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman, 'Kangal Malsat' (War Cry of Poor) is directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. It is based on a book written by eminent litterateur

New Delhi, Feb 25: About three months after the Italian prosecutors initiated a probe into the Rs 360-crore payoff in the VVIP helicopter deal in November 2011, Augustawestland key defence agent Guido Ralph Haschke came and stayed in India for a week without raising any eyebrows of the security agencies or the Centre. Investigative agencies are now digging the immigration records to ascertain how

New Delhi, Feb 24: As dust settles on the 'Hindu terror' issue, government has said home minister Sushilkumar Shinde had not apologized for his controversial remarks but only expressed regret, which was accepted by the BJP. "Well, it is regret. That is the word that has been used. I cannot change the language once it is used," parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath told Karan Thapar on 'Devil's

Hyderabad, Feb 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited the bomb blast sites in Hyderabad on Sunday and met some of the victims who are being treated in hospitals. "I am here to share your pain and grief. We will take care of you," PM said to a vicitm Rajitha in Yashoda Hospital. Talking to another victim, the PM said, "We will provide all possible medical help to you and others." The Prime

New Delhi, Feb 24: Over 1,400 instances of terror financing in country's economic channels were red-flagged by intelligence and security agencies last year, a latest report of the Finance Ministry says, marking a 300 per cent jump in such suspicious transactions. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), which functions under the ministry, has reported that it had received 1,444 reports during 2011