Archive for March, 2008

Cabinet to assess price situation today

In the backdrop of spiralling inflation, the government will today review the situation arising out of surging prices, particularly of some food and metal items.

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IOC to focus on cleaner fuels in FY 09

State refiner Indian Oil Corp today signed an MoU with the government, setting out targets for 2008-09 that focuses on cleaner and sustainable energy resources.

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Fashionista’s own

Hyderabad Times talks to city designers Anand Kabra and Asmita Marwah as they get ready to leave for the upcoming Fashion Week

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We’ll take final call on N-deal by April-end: CPM

CPM will take definite call on Indo-US nuclear deal issue in April-end when UPA Govt will convey its considered position.

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Afghan ‘opium brides’ pay the price for poppy eradication

Termed as ‘opium brides’, the daughters of poor Afghan poppy farmers are often given to drug traffickers if their fathers are unable to pay the loan taken for growing the illicit crop because of the official action.

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Lohan’s dad wants her to quit movie

Actress Lindsay Lohan’s father wants her to quit “Manson Girls”, which is about mass murderer Charles Manson, because he feels it could end her career.

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Tension in Sisoli after Tikait’s comments against Mayawati

Supporters of BKU leader M S Tikait clashed with police trying to arrest him for allegedly making disparaging remarks against Mayawati.

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Too much aggression cost me dear in ODI: Viru

India’s only triple-centurion batsman Virender Sehwag wants to play shorter format of the game with Test mindset.

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I’ll wait to have kids, says Fergie

Black Eyed Peas singer denies rumours of a pregnancy, saying she wants to be married first.

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Make the most of that Sec 80C breather

By now, you can be expected to have given your mandate in favour of specific taxsaving instruments, but if you haven’t, take a look at some of the options available for tax-saving u/s 80C.

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