The staff will get paid salary for March within the next 24 hours and salary for April before the end of the month. Salary for May will be paid before Diwali.
Govt launches two-way attack on Gadkari, Corporate Affairs Ministry, I-T Department probe his firms' dealings
The IT departments of Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur have started investigation on all those companies, which have invested in Purti Power and Sugar Limited,
Actor and comedian Jaspal Bhatti dies in road accident in Punjab
Bhatti, 57, died after his car hit a trolley while he was travelling for the promotion of his upcoming film 'Power Cut' at Shahkot in Punjab's Faridkot district. Watch video
Mukesh Ambani richest Indian for 5th year with $21 billion fortune: Forbes
Ambani is followed by steel-baron Lakshmi Mittal (USD 16 billion) and IT czar Azim Premji (USD 12.2 billion) on second and third spot, respectively.
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Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Ranchi, Greater Noida were other cities in the fray.
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The former Goldman Sachs director was sentenced to two years in prison and fined USD 5 million for leaking boardroom secrets to hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, his friend and former business associate.
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Though Union Ministers P Chidambaram, Sushikumar Shinde, AK Antony, SM Krishna and Anand Sharma are unlikely to be replaced, more than half-a-dozen ministers may either be dropped or their portfolios changed.
Govt, not court, has to find solution to mining crisis: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar
The apex court recently halted mining activity in the state pending inquiry report from the CEC, which will probe into the illegalities pointed out by Justice M B Shah Commission.
$30,000 reward offered for information on missing Indian baby in US
Saanvi Venna has been missing since her 61-year-old grandmother, Satyavathi Venna, was killed inside the King of Prussia apartment while baby-sitting
Two weeks after Malala Yousafzai attack, Pak police identify suspect
The attacker has been identified as one Attaullah Khan, a chemistry student. Police say he is still at large.
Eyewitness claims seeing model-actor Bidushi Dash Barde's killer
The Mumbai police are on a look-out of the "man in a white shirt" whom a domestic help saw walking out of the model's apartment around 9 am on Monday.
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Kejriwal is too small...pathetically small to be in confrontation with Congress: Salman Khurshid
Khurshid strongly refuted charges that he threatened Kejriwal on his proposed visit to Farrukhabad. Full coverage: Operation Dhritrashtra | Khurshid threatens Kejriwal after expose
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An affidavit was sent to India Today Group from Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's house on October 1.
Khurshid loses cool as he refutes charges against his NGO
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India Today Group stands by the story
In response to Salman Khurshid's charges, the India Today Group has issued a press release asserting the Group backs its investigative report on the Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust.
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First letter from India Today Group to Law Minister Salman Khurshid on September 8, 2012.
Second letter from the India Today Group to Salman Khurshid on October 8, 2012
Indian Today Group's second letter, sent to Salman Khurshid on October 8, 2012.
Disabled villagers claim Khurshid's trust lied about giving them aid
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Law Minister Salman Khurshid admitted the need for probing "forgery" of signatures of an Uttar Pradesh government official but denied allegations of embezzlement by his NGO on Sunday, October 14, 2012.
B-town's holy gig: SRK, Big B and other stars go pandal hopping
Bollywood celebrities indulged in pandal hopping to seek the divine blessings during the four day festivities of Durga Puja.
Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy receives 2012 Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal was established in 1930 to recognise great, unselfish, non-technical services by engineers to humanity.
Billionaire's row: It's the abode of the super-rich in the heart of the Capital
The super-rich fight it out to buy house in Aurangzeb Road, Amrita Shergill Marg and Prithviraj Road where a 3,500 sqyd property opens bid with a reserve price of Rs 140 crore.
TCS pips RIL in Business Today's top 500 companies listings
Business Today ranked the top 500 companies in India by average market capitalisation between April and September of financial year 2012-13 to arrive at this year's listing of the country's most valuable companies.
Oil firms planning to block distribution of subsidised LPG cylinders under different name same address
Officials say consumers with multiple connections at the same address under different names will not be able to avail the facility of subsidised cylinders after October 31.
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Exclusive: How India lost chance to grab 'legal' victory over China after 1962 Sino-India war?
In December 1962, the MEA instructed its envoys to present legal arguments against China on the lines of the judgment in the Thailand-Cambodia land dispute case.
Oldies of DRDO cling on to their jobs post retirement
The DRDO justifies job extensions, saying only valued experts whose replacements are not easy to find are given the privilege.
Tamil Nadu power crisis: Jayalalithaa seeks PM's intervention
The Tamil Nadu chief minsiter asked the Centre to reallocate to her state over 1700 MW proposed to be surrendered by the Delhi government.
Narendra Modi's fan-following on Twitter touches 1 million mark
Thanking his followers, the Internet-savvy Gujarat chief minister tweeted on Wednesday: "A million followers! These are not mere numbers but it signifies your love and affection.
BSP declares its candidate against Sonia Gandhi for 2014 Lok Sabha elections
Ram Lakhan Passi of BSP will contest the elections against Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli.
Curfew imposed in Dhubri in Assam after police, protesters clash
The curfew was imposed after protesters and police clashed following the stabbing of a Durga Puja pandal decorator by unidentified persons.
History's biggest rouge or scapegoat: Prison, $7 billion fine for French trader
The 35-year-old Jerome Kerviel, who never profited personally from his unauthorized trades, says he was a scapegoat for the bank and a victim of a financial system that runs on greed and profits.
Defence Ministry audit reveals Army chiefs and top generals wasted crores
The internal audit report detected a loss of over Rs 100 crore in 55 transactions by six army commanders, including present Chief General Bikram Singh, between 2009 and 2011.
After Cong apology, Virbhadra Singh says sorry for threatening mediapersons
Singh had threatened to break cameras of mediapersons on Tuesday evening when some of them had sought his reaction to the fresh charges levelled against him by BJP.
Lance Armstrong: Career timeline
Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body on Monday, October 22 following a report from the US Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams.
Taliban attacked Malala Yousafzai to assert that the gun is more powerful than the book, will Pakistan's political class wake up now?
But even as the attack on Malala and the sustained public grieving in its aftermath seemed like they could generate a clear shift in public opinion, the religious right was desperately trying to turn the narrative around.
17 years on, ISRO spy case comes back to haunt AK Antony
This follows former Chief Minister K Karunakaran's family raising a demand for a probe into the "political conspiracy" behind the case and action against the three officers in Kerala Police whom the CBI found in 1996 to have fabricated the espionage scandal.
Exclusive: Kejriwal calls me to ask about my health, we do not discuss politics, says Hazare
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said he and Arvind Kejriwal still talk to each other, contrary to popular beliefs that the two share a strained relationship.
No mercy for Kasab, says home ministry
The MHA has now forwarded its recommendation to President Pranab Mukherjee who will take the final call on Kasab's petition.
Saina enters 2nd round of French Open Super Series
The 22-year-old Saina will take on Thailand's Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the second round.
What do Maradona and Kerala's communists have in common? They both love Che Guevara
Though Maradona's visit was primarily for a capitalist mission, the state's Marxists turned up in full measure at their red bastion of Kannur to cheer the legend who they claimed was a "fellow traveller" and a great admirer of Che Guevara.
For the Brahmins, by the Brahmins: Hotel with upper caste tag raises hackles in Jaya's constituency
Puritanical Dravidian political outfits and fringe groups still wedded to the anti-brahmin ideology of rationalist leader 'Periyar' E.V. Ramasamy are up in arms over the nomenclature of the Sri Krishna Iyyer Bramanal Cafe in Sri Rangam.
The curious case of MS Chohan: Did missing Arunachal IPS officer fake his own kidnapping?
Chohan was traced to his residence in Mehram Nagar in Delhi, which he reached by road, taking lifts from trucks and buses, his neighbours said.
Syria agrees to a four day ceasefire with rebels with Id approaching: UN envoy
The Syrian government, however, did not confirm Wednesday's announcement by Lakhdar Brahimi, saying only that it was still studying the envoy's proposal.
Former Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa says he is not with BJP anymore, to launch party on Dec 10
Yeddyurappa finally parted ways with the saffron party, which he brought to power for the first time in any southern state in 2008.
Indian GP: Organisers warn against fake tickets, website continues to sell cheap
The Indian GP will be held on October 28.
Indian-American body seeks UNSC seat for India
The call was made in a resolution adopted at National Federation of Indian American Associations' October 12-14 17th biennial convention in Chicago inaugurated by the Consul General of India, Mukta Dutta Tomar.
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Following Rahul baba's example, Congress to use RTI to monitor flagship schemes in UP
A state Congress leader said "Central government is giving funds to the state for various schemes but at the ground level people are not getting benefitted. So we have to point out the apathy of state governments towards centrally funded schemes".
What superpower: India still a tough place for doing business, says World Bank report
In terms of ease of doing business, India is ranked a dismal 132nd among 185 countries, even behind Pakistan and Nepal.
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After Malala, another Pakistani teen activist Hina Khan is on Taliban's hit list
Hina Khan, who was a pioneer in raising her voice publicly against Taliban atrocities in the Malakand Valley, is now claiming threat from the terror outfit.
Ban Ki-moon does it Gangnam Style! Korean pop sensation Psy teaches UN chief some dance moves
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he was "jealous" of Korean pop sensation Psy's popularity.
Lalu Prasad extremely popular in Pakistan, but Nitish Kumar will become too, says Veena Malik
Controversial Pakistani starlet, Veena Malik, who was in Patna, said that Lalu was extremely popular in Pakistan since he visited there nine years ago. Meanwhile, Nitish is scheduled to visit the neighbouring country next month.
Are we there yet: Star struck India finally has a date with Starbucks
A bit like being in a curio shop for foreign tourists in India, the new Starbucks is very chic 'desi'. Come, take a look
Will Vettel complete a hat-trick of F1 titles or will Alonso topple the leader?
Sebsatian Vettel leads the drivers' championship with Fernando Alonso six points behind him.
Anna aide Annie Kohli confronts Kejriwal, accuses IAC members of mishandling her
Annie Kohli started arguing in a fit of rage asking Kejriwal how the people associated with the IAC branded her as an "agent of political parties".
2G scam: Yashwant Sinha hopes JPC will summon PM, FM as witness
Sinha said Chacko had also said at several places that the calling of witnesses is dependent on a majority of votes of the members of the committee.
Air India 'hijack': Sounded alert after passengers threatened me with physical assault, says woman pilot
"One of the passengers looked at me and said 'we are coming and that we are going to do the wrong thing to you'," recounted Rupali Waghmare.
The print edition of iconic US magazine Newsweek to go all digital
Newsweek, the venerable US weekly current affairs magazine, will publish its final print edition on December 31 and move to an all-digital format in 2013.
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