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New Delhi, Feb 20: The financial and transport sectors are likely to be hit as the nation braces for a two-day strike called by major trade unions protesting against high prices, unemployment and the labour policies. The government on Tuesday issued a fresh appeal urging bank employees not to join the strike called by various trade unions on February 20-21. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had

Mumbai, Feb 19: Joining the low-fare war triggered by budget carrier SpiceJet last month, full service carrier Jet Airways today announced special fares as low as Rs 2,250 for a single journey across its domestic network. The airline has put 20 lakh seats on over 450 daily flights across 57 destinations on sale, for six days effective today under the offer, a Jet press release said here

Mumbai, Feb 19: A week after its lenders decided to recover their dues, cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines has started paying salaries to its employees apart from approaching the aviation regulator seeking licence renewal, sources said today. "Some of us have received salary dues. Those in the lowest package as well as some engineers and pilots have also a month's salary dues," sources told PTI

New Delhi, Feb 19: The government has nothing to hide in the chopper controversy and is prepared for a discussion in parliament, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday. "Our hands are very clean and we have nothing to worry. The government has nothing to hide and we will explain everything to parliament," Antony told reporters here. Asserting that government will punish the guilty, he said:

Mumbai, Feb 19: In a measure to attract more Indian businessmen and students, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday announced a same-day visa service for investors and no limit on the number of students from the country. “We have the biggest visa operations anywhere in the world right here in India. I announce that we are going to introduce for businesses a ‘same-day visa’ service to

Bangalore, Feb 19: Bangaloreans on Monday came a step closer to having piped gas connections at their houses, with the State-owned Gas Authority of India Limited (Gail) formally commissioning the 1,000-km Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline project. The first volume of gas arrived at Bidadi from the recently operationalised liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Dabhol in Maharashtra. Bangalore may be

New Delhi, Feb 18: Let parliament decide whether the body of Afzal Guru, executed for the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament, should be taken to Jammu and Kashmir as demanded by his family, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Monday. "Let the parliament discuss whether the body should be brought back or not," he said. Afzal Guru, 43, was hanged inside Delhi's Tihar Jail on Feb 9 morning for

Mumbai, Feb 18: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday he wanted his country's companies to help India develop new cities and districts along a 1,000 km (600 mile) corridor between Mumbai and Bangalore, generating investment projects worth up to $25 billion. Kicking off a three-day visit to India with the largest trade delegation taken abroad by a British prime minister, Cameron said

Bengaluru, Feb 18: Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily today ruled out a roll back in the Rs 1.50 a litre hike in petrol and 45 paisa per litre increase in diesel rates saying only a small raise has been passed on to consumers. "No, No," was he refrain when asked if the government will consider rolling back last week's increase. "Our country imports 73-75 per cent of oil. We need to pay Rs 7 lakh crore

New Delhi, Feb 18: The Supreme Court today stayed till further orders the execution of death sentence of four aides of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, who were awarded capital punishment in 2004 for a landmine blast in Karnataka that left 22 police personnel dead. The bench posted the matter for Wednesday. "In the meantime, the execution of death sentence of four convicts shall remain stayed," a