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  Walsh approves of Cheryl Cole's boyfriend

  Hollywood | October 31, 2012 9:36 IST

  London, Oct 31: Singer Kimberly Walsh says her fellow Girls Aloud band mate Cheryl Cole's dancer boyfriend Tre Holloway is a good guy.Cheryl, 29, was cheated by footballer ex-husband Ashley Cole and the two parted

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  ICC approves day-night Test with coloured balls

  Cricket | October 30, 2012 20:45 IST

  Dubai, Oct 29: The ICC on Monday gave its seal of approval to the day/night Test matches while leaving the member Boards to decide on the type and colour of the ball to be used,

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  Centre approves Rs 1.9 lakh crore debt reijg of discoms

  India | September 24, 2012 22:01 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 24: Pushing new reforms in the power sector, the Centre today approved restructuring of Rs 1.9 lakh crore debt of State Electricity Boards in a move to turnaround the near-bankrupt power distribution

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  Govt approves bill to set up 20 more IIITs

  India | August 17, 2012 14:00 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 17: A bill, which seeks to give IIITs administrative autonomy and enables setting up of 20 more such insititutes, was approved by the government today.  The Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)

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  BCCI approves recommendations for overhauling domestic cricket

  Cricket | July 16, 2012 16:54 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 16: In its bid to overhaul the structure of domestic cricket, the BCCI today approved the recommendations of the Special Committee on the revision of the Ranji Trophy format, under which 27

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  Palestinian leader approves digging up Arafat's body

  World | July 09, 2012 23:21 IST

  Ramallah (West Bank), Jul 9: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has given final approval to dig up Yasser Arafat's remains and is also pressing for an international investigation of his predecessor's mysterious 2004 death, a top

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  Cabinet Approves Bill For Registration Of Inter-Religion Marriages

  India | April 12, 2012 23:08 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 12: In a measure that will give relief to couples having inter-religion wedlock, the Government today approved a proposal to enable registration of religion-neutral marriages to meet the demands of minorities.The proposal,

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  AI Board Approves Proposal To Slash Business Class Seats

  February 27, 2012 23:27 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 27: In a bid to enhance revenue earnings, Air India Board today approved a proposal to slash business class seats and increase economy seats on its Airbus fleet.The number of business class

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  Bihar Govt Gives Nod To Tabling Of Lokayukta Bill

  Politics | December 01, 2011 21:52 IST

  Patna, Dec 1: The Nitish Kumar government today approved tabling of the Lokayukta Bill in the coming winter session of the Bihar Assembly with the promise that it will be a strong and effective legislation.Talking

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  Pranab Approves Key Changes In Food Bill

  India | November 17, 2011 16:57 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 17: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the head of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Food, has approved key changes in the proposed National Food Security Bill and the revised draft will

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  Cabinet Approves Rs 1 Cr Fine For Demanding Capitation Fee

  India | November 16, 2011 18:14 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 16: Government today approved amendments to a proposed bill to curb unfair practices in higher technical education institutes which include raising to Rs one crore the fine for demanding capitation fee and

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  RS Approves Soumitra Sen's Impeachment

  India | August 18, 2011 20:34 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 18: Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court could be the first judge in the country to be removed, with the Rajya Sabha today overwhelmingly approving impeachment motion against him.As many

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  Lok Sabha Approves Stringent Punishment For Illegal Human Organ Trade

  India | August 12, 2011 19:53 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 11: The Lok Sabha today approved an amended bill which seeks stringent punishment of up to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs one crore for illegal human organ and

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  Modi Govt Approves Cong Leader's Power Project

  July 16, 2011 17:34 IST

  Gandhinagar, Jul 16: The Narendra Modi government has cleared Rs 600 crore lignite-based powerproject in south Gujarat, to be jointly put up by an enterprise founded by a senior Congress leader Balwantsinh Rajput, and Gujarat

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  Govt Approves 6 PC Hike In DA For Central Staff

  India | March 22, 2011 16:21 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 22: In a bid to provide relief from high inflation, the government today increased dearness allowance (DA) by 6 per cent to 51 per cent, benefiting over 50 lakh central government employees

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  Cabinet Approves Long-Pending Sexual Harassment Bill

  India | November 04, 2010 17:09 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) Women can now look forward to a more secure workplace with the government today proposing to bring in the long-pending sexual harassment Bill under which an employer would be liable

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  Indian Rupee To Have A Distinct Symbol

  India | July 15, 2010 19:34 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian rupee will have its own symbol, a mix of the Devanagri 'Ra' and Roman 'R', to become the fifth currency in the world to have a distinct identity.  The new symbol,