NEW DELHI, Feb 28,2011 (TNN): Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee presented Union Budget 2011 in Parliament today.OVERVIEW: Budget estimates for 2011-12 projects Rs 9,32,440 crore - an increase of 24 per cent.Expenditure in 2011-12 is estimated at Rs 12,57,729 crore, an increase of 13.4%.Revenue defi

Dubai. Feb 28,2011 (GN): Students, senior citizens and people with special needs will be able to apply for the much awaited discounted fare cards to use public transport in Dubai with effect from March 15, said a senior official at the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)"Special category passe

NEW DELHI, 28 February 2011 (Reuters): India's finance minister announced on Monday a food security bill for 2011/12, a budget measure that would provide cheap grains for millions of India's poor but which has sparked worries over its huge cost.It was part of a slew of increased social spending in t

DUBAI, 28 February 2011 (KT): Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) from states going for elections in the coming months have been given the option of getting their names enrolled in the electoral list in person or by post as the preliminary procedure to exercise their franchise, it was announced on Sunday.Wi

UNITED NATIONS, 27 February 2011 (reuters): The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously imposed what Washington said were "biting sanctions" in the form of travel bans and asset freezes on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his family.The resolution adopted by the 15-nation council also called fo

Abu Dhabi, Feb 27,2011 (GN): The national ID card registration will be linked with residence visa issuance and renewal in Ras Al Khaimah from Tuesday, the Emirates Identity Authority (Eida) announced.This will require all Ras Al Khaimah residents to apply for the ID card before applying for or renew

COLOMBO: Shahid Afridi took four wickets and Misbah-ul-Haq notched a second successive half-century as Pakistan upstaged Sri Lanka in a highly-charged World Cup Group A match by 11 runs on Saturday. Afridi, who recorded Pakistan's best bowling figures of 5/16 in all World Cup matches in the 30

NAGPUR: Assuming that captain Daniel Vettori was not pulling a faster one at the toss (they would have batted first anyway), he was expecting his batsmen to put their hands up and deliver. New Zealand's top order indeed put their hands up. But it was an act of surrender (all out 206) in overcast c

New Delhi - 25 Feb 2011: For the third successive year, the Railway Budget for 2011-12 spared the passengers of any increase in fares and proposed no hike in freight rates while introducing 56 new trains, including nine non-stop Duronto trains and three Shatabdis. Regretting the two incidents of sab

Bangalore - 24 Feb 2011: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today presented a surplus budget for 2011-12 in the Assembly providing certain tax relief and enhancements to raise additional resources to the tune of Rs1,020 crore. Presenting a separate document on agriculture for the first time in

New Delhi, Feb 24 2011 : In three of the five states going to the polls in weeks - Assam, Kerala and West Bengal - the percentage of Muslims, after Jammu and Kashmir, is the highest in the country. To tap this political space, the Jamaat-e-Islami-e Hind, the organisation established for the propagat

Michelin ScholarshipsFully funded Scholarships for MS in France (Engineering)Last date:First session: up to November 10, 2010Second session: up to March 6th 2011Eligibility : B.E/B.Tech (12+4). (Final year students may apply)Duration: 2 years (Academic year starting September 2011)Scholarship amount

Department of Minorities sponsored professional training from central Institute of plastic engineering & technology Mysore. SSLC/ITI pass boys or girls may attend walk in interview with documents on upto 28th feb.for 5 various courses.Duration- 6 months. Place- CIPET institute, Hebbal industrial

NEW DELHI: AB de Villiers smashed an unbeaten century and debutant Imran Tahir scalped four wickets as South Africa launched their World Cup campaign with a comfortable seven-wicket win over West Indies in a Group-B league match on Thursday. The 31-year-old Pakistan-born Tahir also made a memor

HAMBANTOTA: Captain Shahid Afridi took five wickets and Umar Akmal scored one of four half-centuries as Pakistan crushed Kenya by 205 runs to get their World Cup campaign off to a flying start on Wednesday. Hapless Kenya found their opponents too hot to handle after Umar hit a 52-ball 71 to a

Bhatkal - 24 Feb 2011: Auto Rickshaw Union yesterday held a protest rally against petrol and diesel price rise here in Bhatkal. The rally began from Public Chabutra and after passing through Main Road, NH-17, Shamsuddin Circle concluded at Assistant Commissioner's office wherein Union President Mr N

Bhatkal - 24 Feb 2011: Majlis Islah wa Tanzeem in its management council meeting held on 20th February 2011, announced a six members committee including two conveners to recommend changes in its constitution. The names of appointed members are as follows Mr Muzammil Kazia - Convener Mr Kasimji Parv

DUBAI,24 February 2011 (KT): The Community Development Authority is coming up with laws to licence and regulate all social clubs, community associations and professional bodies in Dubai by next year.The authority will also formulate policies and standards pertaining to social service providers inclu