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  Cooper scores in 78th to lift Red Bulls over Union

  Football | May 14, 2012 13:20 IST

  Chester (Pennsylvania), May 14: Kenny Cooper scored in the 78th minute to lift the New York Red Bulls past the Philadelphia Union 3-2 in Major League Soccer on Sunday.Joel Lindpere and Markus Holgersson also scored

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  This Is A Coma Budget Of A Coma Govt, Says BJP's Anant Kumar

  India | March 16, 2012 17:10 IST

  New Delhi, March 16: The opposition including the Left today lashed out at Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for his Budget proposals seeking to hike Service Tax and Central Excise, saying it would add unbearable burden

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  Direct, Indirect Tax Proposals In Pranab's Budget Speech

  India | March 16, 2012 13:05 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 16: Following are the direct, indirect tax proposals highlights in Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget speech in Parliament today:-- Income Tax Exemption Limit Raised From Rs 1.8 Lakh to Rs 2 Lakh,  

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  Highlights Of Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

  India | March 16, 2012 12:33 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 16: Following are some of the highlights of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's Union Budget speech in Parliament today:-- This year was a year of recovery for Indian economy.-- Adverse impact of global

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  Boca Struggles To 0-0 Draw Against Union

  Football | February 20, 2012 10:59 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb 20: Boca Juniors struggled to a 0-0 draw at Union on Sunday to leave the famous Buenos Aires club without a goal in its last two matches.The lifeless draw could keep

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  Bengal Police Lathicharge As Students Clash During Union Polls

  India | February 07, 2012 11:10 IST

  Siliguri, Feb 7: Police resorted to lathicharge after two groups of students belonging to CPI-M and Trinamool Congress resorted to a violent clash after SFI candidates won the students' union elections in Alipurduar College on

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  Pranab Accuses BJP Of Changing Stand On Lokpal Bill In 24 Hrs

  Politics | January 24, 2012 18:56 IST

  Dehra Dun, Jan 24: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee accused BJP of being responsible for the Rajya Sabha's failure to pass the Lokpal Bill by changing its stand within 24 hours.Due to the change in

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  Chidambaram To Visit Cyclone Ravaged Villages In Puducherry

  India | December 31, 2011 21:46 IST

  Puducherry, Dec 31: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will inspect cyclone Thane ravaged villages in the union territory of Puducherry and Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu tomorrow.Speaking to reporters here after holding a review meeting,

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  Decision On FDI Will Be Announced Only In Parliament : Pranab

  India | December 03, 2011 21:47 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 3: Declining to comment on Mamata Banerjee's statement that Centre has decided to put the FDI issue on hold, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said any Government decision will only be announced

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  Pranab Visits Mamata's Ailing Mother In Hospital

  India | December 03, 2011 17:18 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 3: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today visited the ailing mother of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the SSKM hospital here.Mukherjee, who arrived at the hospital around 1:20 pm straight from

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  Dal Khalsa Condemns Assault On Pawar

  India | November 25, 2011 19:25 IST

  Amritsar, Nov 25: Radical Sikh organisation Dal Khalsa today condemned the assault on Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and suspected some “design” behind the incident.“It's a very wrongful and shameful act to humiliate an elderly

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  Union Edge DC United 3-2

  Football | September 30, 2011 8:51 IST

  Chester, Pennsylvania : Philadelphia Union boosted its chances of a berth in the Major League Soccer playoffs, beating D.C. United 3-2 on Thursday to move to second place in the Eastern Conference.Sebastien Le Toux scored

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  Cabinet Clears Lokpal Bill, PM Out Of Purview

  India | July 28, 2011 22:54 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 28: The Union Cabinet today cleared the much-debated Lokpal Bill keeping the office of the Prime Minister outside its purview notwithstanding incumbent Manmohan Singh's insistence on subjecting himself to its scrutiny.The Bill,

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  Bhopal Union Carbide Factory May Be Demolished, Says Jairam Ramesh

  India | May 25, 2011 19:10 IST

  Bhopal, May 25: The Centre is contemplating to demolish the building of the now defunct Union Carbide factory here due to mercury contamination, Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today.“Though the state government and NGOs

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  SC Dismisses Plea Against Sonia Gandhi

  Politics | April 18, 2011 19:00 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 18: The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of a RTI applicant seeking disclosure of “religion and faith” of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her children under the Right to Information Act. 

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  Former Jaipur Ruler Cremated

  India | April 18, 2011 17:33 IST

  Jaipur, Apr 18: The mortal remains of the last titular Maharaja of Jaipur Brigadier Bhawani Singh was consigned to flames here today with full state honours.Padmanabh Singh, the Maharaja's adopted grandson, lit the pyre amid

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  Pranab Promises To Bring Lokpal Bill In Monsoon Session

  India | April 12, 2011 15:02 IST

  Kolkata, Apr 11: Welcoming BJP leader L K Advani's statement of pledging support to the Lokpal bill, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that the UPA government was in favour of placing the Bill in

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  Govt Acting Fast On Fake Pilot Licence Scam: Vayalar Ravi

  India | March 28, 2011 21:17 IST

  Thiruvanathapuram, Mar 28: The government is “acting very fast” in taking action against those linked to the fake pilot licence scam and has set up an independent committee to audit all 40 flying schools in

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  Workers Evacuated From Japan's N-Plant Amid Radiation Fears

  World | March 27, 2011 21:52 IST

  Tokyo/Fukushima, Mar 27: Workers were evacuated from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant today after radiation levels surged 10 million times higher than usual, dealing a major blow to efforts to avoid a meltdown of the

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  Interlocutors Should Refrain From Ball-By-Ball Commentary: PC

  India | November 01, 2010 20:03 IST

  New Delhi , Nov 1: The interlocutors on Kashmir , who have come under criticism for making controversial statements, were today asked by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to refrain from giving a "ball-by-ball commentary"