New Delhi: Despite staging protests for over nine months opposing the Government’s move to privatise public sector giant BEML (Bharath Earth Movers Ltd.), over 200 elected representatives of BEML Employees Unions from Mysuru, Bengaluru and KGF in Karnataka and Palakkad in Kerala began their two-day protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi this morning. N.K….
Filing of IT-Returns: Last date extended till August 5
August 1, 2017The last date for filing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for the financial year 2016-17 has been extended till Aug. 5. The original deadline was July 31. The Income Tax Department has already received over two crore returns filed electronically. The Department had earlier issued advertisements in leading national dailies in the last few days…
Women’s Cricket Team feted
July 27, 2017Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel felicitated the Indian women’s cricket team for their tremendous performance in the recent ICC Women’s World Cup, here this morning. Congratulating the team for putting up great show, Goel said the Mithali Raj-led side might have lost the finals, but they have won the hearts of…
Ravi Shastri may get over Rs. 7 crore a year
July 16, 2017India’s newly-appointed head coach Ravi Shastri is likely to be paid between Rs. 7 crore to Rs 7.5 crore per year, according to sources. “BCCI is going to make an offer of more than Rs. 7 crore to Shastri. This is the same amount which (predecessor) Anil Kumble had asked from the board during his…
Guha resigns as BCCI Administrator
June 1, 2017Historian Ramachandra Guha, one of the administrators of the BCCI, has resigned from the post. Sources said that he had tendered his resignation citing personal reasons on Sunday last. Guha informed Supreme Court, this morning that he had tendered his resignation to Vinod Rai, the Chairman of the Committee of Administrators appointed by the Apex…
Pro Kabaddi Season: 5 Team UP buys Nitin Tomar for whopping Rs. 93 lakh
May 24, 2017The 22-year-old raider was bought for a whopping Rs. 93 lakh by Team Uttar Pradesh during the Day 1 auction of Pro Kabaddi League Season 5. While, majority expected Manjeet Chillar to be the highest paid player, after he was brought for Rs. 75.5 lakh by the Jaipur Pink Panthers, Tomar emerged as a surprise…
Discontent with Democracy and the AAP experiment…
May 10, 2017By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Towards the end of December 2014, a lot of people asked me if I would be joining Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Having been a key person in Karnataka in the crusade against corruption that Anna Hazare had led, many had presumed that I would also automatically gravitate…
City Karatekas at New Delhi Meet
May 9, 2017The Karatekas of International Mabuni-ha-Shito-Ryu Karate InAssociation, Mahadeshwara Layout, Mysuru have been selected for KAI National Karate Championship-2017, which will be held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi from May 10 to 14. The participants are seen with their coaches (standing from left) Sensei S. Prajwal, Sensei K. Bharathi, Shihan, Sivadas (Chief Coach), Sensei M….
Daredevils to clash against Sunrisers
May 2, 2017The Delhi Daredevils face a massive challenge, having been shot out for 67 in their previous match, when they come up against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 40 of IPL 2017 later today. DD are languishing at the bottom of the table with just two wins from 8 matches. The team must erase from their systems…
BJP sweeps MCD polls
April 26, 2017New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to rule Delhi’s Municipal Corporation (MCD) for the next five years after the party is leading by huge margins in 186 seats combining all three civic bodies (North Delhi, South Delhi and East Delhi). The elections were held in 270 seats in all three civic bodies…
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