Spl Court orders chargesheet no Hindujas, Bofors
New Delhi: Fifteen long years after the politically sensitive Bofors scandal surfaced, a special court has ordered framing of charges against the three Europe-based Hinduja brothers and the Swedish gunmaker AB Bofors.
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Yet another MiG crashes
Kolkata: A trainer variant of the MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed around 7.30 A.M. on Thursday morning after hitting a high tension wire and caught fire killing both the pilots near the Bagdogra Air Force station in West Bengal.
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George to submit position paper on divestment soon
New delhi: There seems to be no revival of the disinvestment process with defence minister George Fernandes insisting on a mid-course review of the government policy on privatisation of PSUs.
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Petrol, diesel may cost less from Nov 17
New Delhi: National oil companies - Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation - are planning a marginal reduction in the price of petrol and diesel.
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Indo-EU joint study on textile sector suggests uniform excise rate
New Delhi: A joint study by India and the European Union on the textile sector has recommended that New Delhi frame a uniform excise rate for all types of yarn, fabrics, knitwear, processing etc in order to improve the competitiveness of the organised mill sector both at home and abroad.
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Oil pumps to have quality management systems
New Delhi: About 15 per cent of the the market share relating to the service sector would come under quality control with the introduction of quality management systems in petrol pumps by the Bureau of Indian Standards, said the Union minister for food and consumer affairs, Sharad Yadav.
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