International Premier Tennis League Announces India Ticket Sales New Delhi, 17 October 2014: International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), along with the Micromax Indian Aces, announced that ticket sales for the Delhi leg of the inaugural IPTL will start after the Diwali weekend. Icon player Roger Federer , 14 time Grand Slam Champion Pete Sampras , teammates Gael Monfils, Ana Ivanovic, Fabrice Santoro, and Indian players Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna will make up the formidable Indian squad and take on the Manila Mavericks, the UAE Royals, and the Singapore Slammers during the three day extravaganza. Other top stars that will play in New Delhi include Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Eugenie Bouchard, Goran Ivanisevic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Daniela Hantuchova, Tomas Berdych, Lleyton Hewitt, Carlos Moya, Patrick Rafter, Kirsten Flipkens and Nenad Zimonjic. During the 3 day event (December 6, 7 and 8, 2014), at the Indira Gan...
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Abe, Li exchange pleasantries at ASEM banquet Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe exchanged greetings with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting in Milan, Italy.The exchange was the first by the 2 leaders since they assumed office. Their first conversation took place after a dinner hosted by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday. A senior Japanese government official said Abe and Li shook hands, smiled and spoke briefly when other world leaders were about to leave the banquet room. Some people hope that the brief meeting will help realize Japan-China talks on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Beijing next month
Hong Kong police clear pro-democracy protest in Mong Kok 17 10 2014 Hong Kong police cleared a pro-democracy protest site in the city’s densely populated Mong Kok area today, meeting no resistance as they removed barricades and tents. The Mong Kok site, which was nearly empty when police moved in, has seen violent scuffles between demonstrators calling for full democracy in the southern Chinese city and opposition groups during almost three weeks of rallies. The site is separate to the largest protest site outside government offices in the Admiralty district on the city’s main island. Meanwhile, Chief Executive CY Leung’s decision to postpone a planned Question & Answer session at the Legislative Council yesterday came as a disappointment to the Occupy movement. Police in Hong Kong have cleared one of the 3 main roads occupied by pro-democracy protesters. Officers removed barricades and tents on the main road in Kowloon early on Friday morning. The dawn raid met l...
Making MGNREGA Deliver Better Dr. Rajiv Kumar To Me Oct 16 at 6:27 PM Dear Mr. Sagar I am forwarding my article on MNREGA that appeared in the Financial Express this morning. It argues that changes proposed will make the scheme work better and help raise agriculture productivity. Your feedback and response will be truly appreciated. Best regards Rajiv Kumar Making MGNREGA Deliver Better There is good news about the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme. Recent press reports reveal that the rural development minister, Nitin Gadkari, has instructed lowering of the mandatory share for unskilled wages in total expenditure from the current 60% to 51%. He has also directed, quite rightly, that 50% of the expenditure be used for enhancing agricultural productivity by improving minor irrigation systems. He has supported the rural development secretary’s recommendation for the scheme to...
PSLV-C26 Successfully Launches India's Third Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1C Narendra Modi, has congratulated scientists of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the successful launch of the navigation satellite "IRNSS 1C" "Congrats to the scientists at ISRO for the successful launch of navigation satellite IRNSS 1C. It is a matter of immense pride and joy," the Prime Minister said. ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C26, successfully launched IRNSS-1C, the third satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), in the early morning hours of today (October 16, 2014) at 0132 hours IST from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. This is the twenty seventh consecutively successful mission of PSLV. The 'XL'configuration of PSLV was used for this mission. Previously, the same configuration of the vehicle was successfully used six times. Minister of State (Space), Dr Jitendra Singh, witnessed the launch f...
Invit e- Sachi n Tendu lkar to launc h SMAAA SH Sky- Karti ng tomor row, Frida y 17th Octob er From: Tanya Chopra <tanya@actimediaindia.com> Thu, 16 Oct '14 11:25a To: undisclosed-recipients:; Show full Headers 1 attachment Media_Invite-_Sky_Karting_and_Thrill_Zone_Launch.doc 1.00 MB Download Hello, INVITATION Mr. Shripal Morakhia (Founder- Smaaash) cordially invites you to the Official Launch of SMAAASH Sky-Karting India’s first rooftop karting arena, along with the launch of Extreme Thrill Zone!! To grace the occasion, present at the event will be Mr. Sachin R Tendulkar Date 17 th October 2014, Friday Time 5.30 pm followed by refreshments Venue Smaaash, Kamla Mills Lower Parel We look forward to seeing you! R.S.V.P Tanya Chopra- tanya@actimediaindia.com Divya Dulani- divya@actimediaindia.com -- Best Regards,...
Indirect Tax Revenue rises 5.8% during Apr-Sep 2014-15 Watch The Largest Glacier Calving Ever Filmed As Crew “Chasing Ice” Capture It On Real Time! | BuzzWok.com | The Best Buzzing Stories Frying In One Place (Buzzwok) The overall growth in i ndirect tax revenue collections has increased from Rs 2,28,619 crore in April-Sep 2013-14 to Rs. 2,41,811 crore during April-Sep 2014-15 registering an increase of 5.8%. It is an achievement of 38.8% of the Budget Estimates for 2014-15. Service Tax collections have also increased from Rs. 68,506 crore in April-Sep 2013-14 to Rs. 77,466 crore during April-Sep 2014-15 registering an increase of 13%. There was a decline of (-)0.6% in collections of Central Excise from Rs. 75,470 crore in April-Sep 2013-14 to Rs 75,021 crore during April-Sep 2014-15 and customs from Rs. 84,643 crore in April-Sep 2013-14 to Rs. 89,324 crore during April-Sep...
NEW RESOURCE “GARBAGE MANAGEMENT IN IND…” IN [SWACHH BHARAT] 15 10 2014 NEW RESOURCE “GARBAGE MANAGEMENT IN IND…” IN [SWACHH BHARAT] By sagarmedia on October 15, 2014 | Edit OCTOBER 15, 2014 BY SAGARMEDIA Ministry Of Urban Development (Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan) shared a new resource in “Swachh Bharat”. Subject: Garbage Management in India – Key Solutions. Dear Friends,Below is a summary of the various solutions outlined by you related to Garbage Management in India. Please review them and if there is anything missing, kindly add to it as a comment. Thanks again for your participation. We will soon be putting the collective whitepaper on the subject together and submit to our leadership for action. Ministry of Urban Development ———————————————————————————————————————————— Garbage Management in India – Solutions 1. Garbage must be segregated at the source , i.e. domestic/commercial/Industrial level 2. Steep fine ...