The law ministry is ready with the draft bill of Representation of People Act and depending on PM's approval may table it in Parliament in the next session.
In 1957, more than 35% of Delhiites commuted on bicycles. Fifty years later, the ‘modal share’ of cycling in the city’s transport had reduced to about 4% and—given the rapid increase in private vehicle ownership—is likely to have dipped further by now.
Three teenagers, suspected to have run away from their residential school in Virar after a reported dressing down for poor results, were found dead in a river close to the school on Wednesday.
The government has put payments made by Indian companies to foreign vendors and routed through Indian banks under the scanner after the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money and the Central Bureau of Investigation expressed fears over possible misuse.
India's embattled alcoholic beverage industry has pulled out a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report outlining the adverse impact of 'blunt' measures like prohibition on alcohol after Kerala last week unveiled a plan to rid the state of liquor.
Takehiko Nakao, president of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank says investors are keen to invest in India but calls for more reforms in the financial sector.
Raja Chaudhary, who has been missing in action for some time now, will soon be seen in a comic role, that of a bank robber, in the upcoming show Raavi And Her Magic Mobile.
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