New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The government will soon introduce a bill to regulate the real estate sector and protect home buyers, Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken said here Sunday.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The government will soon set up a single-window clearance system to cut delays in obtaining permits for housing projects and check cost escalation, Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken said here Sunday.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The public sector gas transmission and marketing company GAIL (India) Sunday expressed the hope that issues stalling its Kochi-Kottanad-Mangalore-Bangalore gas pipeline project would be speedily resolved.
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) The Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) has in a memorandum to the government demanded March 29 and March 31 as restricted holidays to enable Christian officials observe Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Cabinet will take up the crucial shale gas exploration policy in two weeks, Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily said Sunday
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves increased by $1.96 billion to $292.31 billion for the week ended March 15, according to data released by the central bank.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Delhi Metro will begin operations only at 2 p.m. Wednesday on the occasion of Holi.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Out to make the most of a five-day extended weekend from Wednesday, hundreds of Delhi residents bitten by the travel bug will head off to popular tourist spots, both within the country and abroad.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Maintaining zoos is getting a costly affair, and so would visiting exotic animals and rare birds in their enclosure in Delhi. The capital's zoo has just hiked th entry fee for visitors from Rs.20 to Rs.40. Foreign nationals will have to pay Rs.200 against Rs.100 as at present.
Bargarh (Odisha), March 24 (IANS) At least four of a gang involved in a fake currency racket were arrested in Odisha's Bargarh district and counterfeit notes with a total face value of Rs.49,000 were seized from them, police said Sunday.
Jaipur, March 23 (IANS) The Cairn-ONGC joint venture (JV) Saturday began commercial sale of gas from its Rajasthan block.
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu will have to devise concrete strategies to maintain its fiscal plans within limits if its gross state domestic product (GSDP) fails to grow at the expected 4.61 percent, rating agency India Ratings and Research said Saturday.
Kangra, March 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh plans to link the Aadi Himani Chamunda temple in the Dhauladhar mountain range with a road and develop it in line with the Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Saturday.
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Underlining that the government is moving to take strong action against illegal raising of funds from public in the name of chit funds or otherwise, Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot Saturday said all investigating agencies have been geared up to prevent depositors from being duped.
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) State-run Coal India Limited (CIL), the world's largest coal miner, has sought more rakes from the Indian Railways to meet targeted off-take of 492 million tonnes of the fuel in the next financial year.
