(Tribune) Less than a week is left for the counting of votes for the state Assembly elections on March 11. Both main contenders of power, the Congress and the BJP, are busy calculating their chances of forming government. While the Congress, led by Chief Minister Harish Rawat, had a brainstorming session, a more confident BJP remained busy speculating about its chief ministerial candidates in case the party gains a majority.Interestingly, both parties, in anticipation of falling short of the magical figure of 36 seats in the Assembly of 70 seats, have also tried to make bridges with the potential strong…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(HT) उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव के सातवें और अंतिम चरण में पीएम मोदी के संसदीय क्षेत्र वाराणसी समेत सात जिलों की 40 विधानसभा क्षेत्रों में आज शाम चुनाव प्रचार थम जाएगा। इस चरण में गाजीपुर, वाराणसी, चंदौली, मिजार्पुर, भदोही, सोनभद्र और जौनपुर में ‘करो या मरो’ की तर्ज पर चल रहा राजनीतिक पार्टियों का ‘तूफानी’ प्रचार अभियान आज थम जाएगा। इन जिलों में आठ मार्च को वोट डाले जाएंगे। अंतिम चरण के महत्व का अंदाजा इसी बात से लगाया जा सकता है कि खुद प्रधानमंत्री मोदी वाराणसी में डटे हुए हैं। वह रोड शो कर रहे हैं, लोगों से मिल…
(TNIE) The panchayat polls in Odisha are done and dusted but the battle of one-up manship between the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a nasty turn. Caught in the crossfire right now is Indian Oil Corporation Ltd’s (IOCL) oil refinery at Paradip after the BJP put up a remarkable show in the polls. The Odisha government’s decision to roll back fiscal incentives to the Rs 34,555 crore project, dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi only a year back, has brought the two on a path of confrontation once again.There already…
(AU) बाजार में आई स्थिरता के चलते सोमवार को सेंसेक्स एक बेहतर उछाल के साथ खुला। 30 शेयरों वाला बीएसई सूचकांक 196 अंक चढ़कर 29,028 के स्तर पर खुला। वहीं 50 शेयरों वाला प्रमुख सूचकांक, निफ्टी में भी तेजी दर्ज हुई है। निफ्टी 58 अंक चढ़कर 8955 के स्तर पर खुला।मार्केट में काफी समय बाद जान फिर से देखी गई है। क्योंकि करीब 662 शेयरों में बढ़त आई है, जबकि 177 शेयर गिरावट के साथ खुले। वहीं 44 शेयर पिछले स्तर पर ही रहे। कोल इंडिया और भारती एयरटेल के शेयरों से सेंसेक्स और निफ्टी में बढ़िया उछाल मारी है,…
(The Mint) Gujarat State Petroleum Corp. Ltd (GSPC) has scrapped a plan to sell a stake in 20 of its onshore exploration and production (E&P) blocks, two officials aware of the development said.The firm had decided to sell stakes in these blocks last year because of financial difficulties. The Gujarat state-owned GSPC had hired consulting firm EY to prepare a report on the blocks for the stake sale. “GSPC has scrapped the process of selling stakes in the 20 onshore blocks. With our key asset, the Deen Dayal Block in the KG-basin, going to ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corp.…
(AU) यूपी विधानसभा चुनाव के सातवें एवं अंतिम चरण के मतदान के लिए आज शाम पांच बजे चुनाव प्रचार का शोर थम जाएगा। प्रचार के अंतिम दिन सभी पार्टियों के दिग्गज नेता अपनी पूरी ताकत झोंकने की तैयारी में हैं। पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी जहां वाराणसी में परिवर्तन संकल्प रैली निकालेंगे, वहीं सीएम अखिलेश यादव और राहुल गांधी भी वाराणसी में अपनी ताकत दिखाएंगे।प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी सुबह दस बजे वाराणसी के गढ़वाघाट आश्रम जाएंगे। एसपीजी की निगरानी में सुरक्षा के फुलप्रूफ इंतजाम किए गए हैं। आश्रम पहुंचने के बाद पीएम पहले श्रीश्री 1008 आत्मा विवेकानंद जी महाराज की प्रतिमा पर पुष्प…
(TH) The government could save between ₹5,000 crore and ₹6,000 crore in 2016-17 from direct benefit transfer of LPG subsidy.avings from LPG subsidy had become a bone of contention last fiscal between the Oil Ministry and the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) with the latter questioning the process of calculation. Official data show that in the April-December period this fiscal the savings have been ₹4,824 crore.Meanwhile, the market price (non-subsidised) of LPG has been constantly increasing since November last year. It has increased by over ₹200 from November to March. With effect from March 1, 2017, a consumer…
(FE) Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is here to showcase India’s oil and gas field discoveries at the CERAWeek conference, visited LyondellBasell Houston Refinery and Channelview petrochemical complex. During his visit Sunday, Pradhan was accompanied by Consulate General of India in Houston, Dr Anupam Ray, Senior Officials from Oil and Gas sector, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (IACCGH). The tour was preceded by a breakfast meeting with an overview of the US petrochemical industry by IHS Markit industry analysts. Pradhan also visited Houston consulate for a community-wide reception and meet and greet which was attended by major Indian-American organisations and members…
(PTI) Traders association Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) today made a case for delaying the roll out of Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime to September 1 as small businesses are not yet prepared for it.Nearly 70 per cent of small businesses in the country are yet to adopt digital technology in their business format and as such it is a big challenge for them to computerised themselves in the shortest period, CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said. “Accordingly, the deadline of GST implementation from July 1, may be deferred for a reasonable time and meanwhile a nationwide campaign…
(PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today sought to ridicule Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshows saying these are bound to fail like the earlier ones and would lead him “somewhere else.” “Ek roadshow kiya, wo fail ho gaya.. Ek aur karne ja rahe hain, wo bhi fail hoga, phir ek aur karenge… Ab roadshow karte karte kahin aur nikal jayenge.. (A roadshow was done..it failed. He is doing one more..it will also fail and then again a roadshow will be held…Now he will go somewhere else by doing his roadshow),” said Akhilehsh while addressing a poll rally here. Akhilesh…