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No talks on BJP-BSP post-poll tie up :Nirmala Sitharaman


No talks on BJP-BSP post-poll tie up :Nirmala SitharamanNew Delhi, Feb 12 - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are not into talks on a post-poll alliance in case they fail to get a majority on their own in Uttar Pradesh, says BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitha

Moral brigades to keep off this Valentine's Day


Moral brigades to keep off this Valentine's DayNew Delhi, Feb 12 - This Valentine's Day, couples can snuggle up on park benches and corners unhassled. Moral brigades who crack down on love-struck couples on Valentine's have no intention to play spoilsport on Feb 14, an activist of a right wing group said.

International hotel chains make a beeline to India


New Delhi, Feb 12 - As the number of middle-income families going on domestic vacations and business travellers on a tight budget keeps rising, international hoteliers are rushing in to capture the mid-market segment bridging the gap between luxury and budget hotels in India.

Indian Railways losing steam with freeze on fare hikes


Indian Railways losing steam with freeze on fare hikesNew Delhi, Feb 12 - With passenger fares on a freeze for years and little money to expand the world's second largest railroad network under a single management, Minister Dinesh Trivedi has an unenviable task when he presents the annual Railway Budget March 14.

Anand Sharma heads for Pakistan with 150-strong business team


Anand Sharma heads for Pakistan with 150-strong business teamNew Delhi, Feb 12 - The largest Indian business delegation to Pakistan, consisting of some 150 members and led by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, will take part in a series of events, including an "India Show" in Lahore, over four days startin

Pleasant morning in Delhi, rain likely


Pleasant morning in Delhi, rain likelyNew Delhi, Feb 12 - It was a bright, pleasant Sunday morning for the capital with the minimum temperature settling at 9.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below the average for the season. The met department forecast light rain in parts of the city later in the day.

Indian bookscape: New sensibilities emerging in literary translation


Indian bookscape: New sensibilities emerging in literary translationNew Delhi, Feb 12 - In Kerala, Gabriel Garcia Marquez is among the most popular novelists - thanks to his translated works in Malayalam.

Antony to visit Saudi Arabia to boost defence cooperation


Antony to visit Saudi Arabia to boost defence cooperationNew Delhi, Feb 11 : In a bid to boost defence cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia, Defence Minister AK Antony will be embarking on a two- day visit to Riyadh, beginning Monday.