NATIONAL BangaloreOne starts to serve citizens of IT hub A public-private initiative to offer a basket of 27 civic services in 14 one-stop centres of "BangaloreOne" was launched today (Apr 2, 2005) by Karnataka Chief Minister Dharam Singh.
'No immediate increase in petrol & diesel prices' There might not be any increase in the prices of petrol, diesel and LPG "for the time being", Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said today (Apr 2, 2005).
BJP not against implementation of VAT, says Sinha Making it clear that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was not against the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT), former Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today (April 2, 2005) accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government of imposing the new tax regime on the States without proper discussion.
Sensex stages strong recovery by 2.52 pc this week Discounting prevailing high global oil prices and slowdown in Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) activity, the Sensex staged a strong recovery by 2.52 per cent on the back of heavy purchases by investors, especially on the opening day of new financial year, ahead of quarterly working results.
INTERNATIONAL ONGC leads Indian cos in Forbes' top corporate list Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) leads 30 Indian companies, which have found place on Forbes magazine's coveted list of top 2000 corporate titans across the world.
