The strike was discontinued after the government announced it would roll back the VAT to 4 percent. However, products like TFTs, UPS and multimedia speakers continue to have 12.5 percent VAT Read More

Though United Progressive Alliance parties have already voiced their support to the government if it banned Bajrang Dal, leaders from Biju Janata Dal, Bharatiya janata Party, Communist Party of India-Marxist, Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha evaded a direct reply to questions from media persons on the issue, as they came out of the National Integration Council meeting in New Delhi. Read More

Attacking the Centre for its failure to intervene in Orissa, the CPM on Monday demanded an impartial probe into involvement of Sangh Parivar outfits in terror activities with the same degree of intensity as in the case of Muslim terrorist actions . Read More

COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! With all eyes on his state, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said the central government has to decide whether or not to ban the radical Hindu Bajrang Dal that has been accused of masterminding anti-Christian violence in the volatile Kandhamal district. Read More

COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Attacking the Centre for its failure to intervene in Orissa, the CPI(M) on Monday demanded an impartial probe into involvement of Sangh Parivar outfits in terror activities with the same degree of intensity as in the case of Muslim terrorist actions . Read More

New Delhi, Oct 13 Attacking the Centre for its failure to intervene in Orissa, the CPI(M) today demanded an impartial probe into involvement of Sangh Parivar outfits in terror activities with the same degree of intensity as in the case of Muslim terrorist actions . Read More

Attacking the Centre for its failure to intervene in Orissa, the CPI(M) today demanded an impartial probe into involvement of Sangh Parivar outfits in terror activities with the same degree of intensity as in the case of Muslim terrorist actions . Read More

Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) Zaheer Khan s unbeaten 57 in the first Test against Australia here Sunday is his first half century at a home ground. Read More

International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan has condemned the $40 million deal between Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and Indian Premier League (IPL) which would entail cancellation of Lankan Test tour to England, terming it unacceptable in the light of earlier agreements between the ECB and the SLC. Read More

When on 30, Zaheer Khan (57*) recorded his highest score in a Test match on Indian soil. His previous highest was 30 vs South Africa at Kanpur in 2004-05. Read More