WB gives $64 m to State for tank management US $32 million is from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and has 20 years of maturity including five years of grace period. While $32 million credit is provided by the International Development Association, the World Banks concessionary lending arm, and has 35 years of maturity and a 10-year grace period....
Cong to map out future strategy: Moily
In its first meeting, the Group to Look Into Future Challenges headed by Veerappa Moily,had a general discussion on various subjects that need to be addressed for rejuvenation of the party. We discussed about areas that need to be addressed and also how to recapture the space we have lost, he said.
Mahatma Gandhi to play Shah Jahan now Ben Kingsley is all set to play Mughal emperor Shah Jahan opposite Aishwarya Bachchan in his yet to be titled film on Taj Mahal. Ms Bachchan will play Mumtaz Mahal...
Government defends quota law Concluding his arguments, Mr Vahanvati said according to the Mandal Commission report, the reservation should be 27 per cent....
Amar Singh in dock over plots Those IAS officers indicted in the report are the then housing secretary K L Meena, LDA vice-chairman BB Singh, successive secretaries Rekha Gupta and Vijay Kumar Yadav, joint secretary J B Singh, chief town planner C P Sharma and finance controller Mohan Yadav...
Children dressed like freedom fighters during a ceremony, organised on the occasion of 100th birth anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh in Ahmedabad on Thursday. PTI
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