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Maldives closes hundreds of luxury resort spas - Times of India
He spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak on the matter. The Indian Ocean archipelago with 1192 tiny coral islands is known for its exquisite resorts. Thousands at last week's protest called on the government to halt what ...
Bansal managing Cong show for mayoral poll - Times of India
We are confident of winning all the three seats with a simple majority," said a senior Congressman, on the condition of anonymity. On the other hand, BSP with just two councillors in the house is seeking help from Congress and BJP to support their ...
Government to borrow additional Rs 40k cr - Times of India
"We don't anticipate any more borrowing," the official, who did not wish to be identified, told TOI. The government in its February Budget had estimated to borrow Rs 4.17 lakh crore in the 2011-12 fiscal but has clearly overshot that considerably. ...
Sardinha to be GPCC chief soon - Times of India
PANAJI: The Congress high command has decided to relieve Subhash Shirodkar from the post of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president and replace him with South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha, highly-placed party sources said on Thursday. ...
'Minorities seeking Cong tickets is sign of disenchantment' - Times of India
It's quite the contrary, sources said, pointing out that this was a clear sign of the growing disenchantment of the community with the Congress government, besides their determination to assert themselves in the political arena. ...
Yamuna e-way likely to miss year-end deadline - Times of India
Government sources said the toll-rate notification for the expressway has not yet been issued. This has be publicized one month before toll collection starts. Sources in Jaypee, which is constructing the expressway, said the highway is almost ready, ...
State keen on push to aviation sector - Times of India
Presently, the state has a Turbo Prop Super King Air B200, purchased from a US-based company, Raytheon in 2003, said a state government official on condition of anonymity. Unlike the existing aircraft, which has a seating capacity of seven passengers ...
Priyanka not invited to Gauri Khan's Christmas bash - Times of India
The last time Gauri-Priyanka met was at a recent Don 2 trial, and they were cordial to each other. A source close to PC says she wasn't at the party because of family commitments, "Her parents were going out of town. So she decided to spend time with ...
Mayawati's 'operation clean' on election eve, sacks four ministers - Times of India
While no reason was cited in the notification, sources said that the four ministers were allegedly indulging in anti-party activities and corruption. With this, total number of ministers sacked by Mayawati has reached 11. The ministers sacked on Sunday ...
Facebook wants to be a Blue Chip - Times of India
Facebook plans to file early next year with the Securities and Exchange Commission to take the stock public in the second quarter of 2012, according to a person familiar with the matter. The IPO could raise as much as 10 billion dollars at a valuation ...
Petitions to SHRC need not be in English, says Kakru - Times of India
"My petition was not accepted as it was in Telugu," said a petitioner who had come to the SHRC office on Friday afternoon, but did not wish to be identified. "So far, the earlier SHRC chiefs have been well-versed in Telugu and the petitions did not ...
Pollution certificates cost double - Times of India
"As the equipment used for the process works better in air-conditioned environment, it was decided that all PUCC centers are going to be AC now," a senior government official said. The cost will be passed on to the consumer, admitted officials. ...
Govt not to extend sales tax amnesty scheme - Times of India
We hope the momentum will pick up after February," a government official said. The first Samadhan scheme introduced in 1999 fetched the state exchequer Rs 19.87 crore, while Rs 169.69 crore was collected last year under the scheme. ...
Army wants Zardari out but not a coup - military sources - Times of India
... powerful army is fed up with unpopular President Asif Ali Zardari and wants him out of office, but through legal means and without a repeat of the coups that are a hallmark of the country's 64 years of independence, military sources said. ...
Explosions rock Baghdad; 4 killed, 13 injured - Times of India
The officials did not want to be identified because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Another loud blast was heard in the eastern Baghdad neighborhood of Karrada. Sirens could be heard as ambulances rushed to the scene and a large plume ...
5-phase UP poll in Feb, schedule to be out on Friday - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The suspense over the poll schedule for five state assemblies is likely to get over on Friday, with elections in UP being clubbed with those in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa, highly placed sources said on Wednesday. ...
RIM rejects Amazon buyout offer: Report - Times of India
They did not want to be identified as the discussions are private. RIM and Amazon declined to comment. While RIM could strike technology licensing deals and other kinds of commercial partnerships to boost revenue, an outright sale or joint venture is ...
Ramjas scam: Another arrested - Times of India
Police sources said Anurag Sharma alias Pandit was allegedly running an independent racket to get fake admissions in the college. Investigations have revealed that though Sharma knew accused Naresh Tau but he was not involved with his gang, the sources ...
Dhillon, Kaka's entry alters ticket game in Congress - Times of India
Some ticket aspirants on the condition of anonymity said both Dhillon and Kaka will be getting tickets. The most affected aspirant could be sitting Congress MLA from Faridkot, Avtar Singh Brar, who, however, is still very hopeful of getting the ticket. ...
Dhillon, Kaka alter Cong's ticket game in Faridkot, Dharamkot - Times of India
Some ticket aspirants on the condition of anonymity said both Dhillon and Kaka will be getting tickets. The most affected aspirant could be sitting Congress MLA from Faridkot, Avtar Singh Brar, who, however, is still very hopeful of getting the ticket. ...
Corporators, aspirants dole out 'gifts' to woo their voters - Times of India
A corporator, who refused to be identified, said, "I had recently organised a programme and gifted sari and other things to my voters . It was a must because ahead of elections , expectations are very high. We have to spend from our pock- use ets but ...
Jail authorities in a fix over eunuch inmates - Times of India
A jail official on the condition of anonymity said, "Eunuch are likely to get sexually assaulted if kept with the male prisoners. If kept in the cell reserved for women, other prisoners may not feel comfortable." District jail superintendent Dinesh ...
Presence of eunuchs puts jail authorities in a fix - Times of India
A jail official on the condition of anonymity said, "Eunuch are likely to get sexually assaulted if kept with the male prisoners. If kept in the cell reserved for women, other prisoners may not feel comfortable." District jail superintendent Dinesh ...
Tom Cruise wants to make movie with Beckham - Times of India
A source close to the star added: "David has been linked with Hollywood a number of times but Tom is the only one he'd ever take up, he thinks Tom is a legend." Tom was in London for the UK premiere of 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' at London's ...
All about China-based 'hacking' - Times of India
The hackers who attacked iBahn are among the most skilled of at least 17 China-based spying operations the US intelligence community has identified, according to a private security official briefed on the matter who asked not to be identified because ...