US companies' overseas earnings hit record $1.9 trillion: study
Thursday May 9, 2013
Large U.S. companies boosted their offshore earnings by 15 per cent last year to a record $1.9 trillion, avoiding hefty tax bills by keeping the profits abroad, according to a new report.
Arvind Kejriwal's party calls off protest after Sheila Dikshit accepts complaint letters
Press Trust of India | Sunday April 28, 2013
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today called off its protest march to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence after she "agreed" to receive 10.5 lakh protest letters on "inflated" power and water bills but it announced gherao of the r...
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Sunday April 28, 2013
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteers will meet Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's today to protest what they claim are inflated water and electricity bills in the capital.
Electricity rates likely to go up in Delhi
Tuesday April 23, 2013
Electricity rates in the national capital are likely to go up soon with Union Power Ministry turning down a request by Delhi Government to provide cheaper power to the city, while private discoms are pushing for a steep hike in tariff due to increasi...
Snapshots from Arvind Kejriwal's hunger strike in Delhi
Ankush Arora, Reuters | Sunday April 7, 2013
While I won't be among those who refuse to pay electricity bills, Kejriwal's supporters said hundreds of thousands of city residents had signed a pledge saying they would not pay their bills to the state.
Arvind Kejriwal to end two-week fast today
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Saturday April 6, 2013
Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to break his two-week long fast at 5 pm today. Mr Kejriwal is protesting against Delhi residents being over-charged for water and electricity because of an alleged conspiracy between the governm...
Anna Hazare won't give juice when Arvind Kejriwal ends hunger strike tomorrow
Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday April 5, 2013
Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, will end his hunger strike tomorrow at 5 pm, after 14 days of surviving only on water, he said today.
Anna Hazare meets Arvind Kejriwal, asks him to call off fast
Press Trust of India | Saturday March 30, 2013
Anna Hazare on Friday night visited Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal at his indefinite hunger strike site in Delhi and urged him to call off his fast citing his deteriorating health.
Arvind Kejriwal to sit on indefinite fast from today
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 23, 2013
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal will sit on an indefinite hunger strike from today against increased power and water bills in the national capital.
Bulgarian bishop fails to sell Rolex to pay power bill
Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 10, 2013
A top Bulgarian cleric on Sunday failed to sell his gold Rolex to pay the electricity bill of his cash-strapped church as there were no takers for the watch in the EU's poorest country.
Arvind Kejriwal to fast starting March 23 against 'inflated' power bills
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Monday March 4, 2013
Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has announced a fast starting March 23 to protest against electricity prices in Delhi.
Railways to go green with own power company
Tuesday February 26, 2013
Railways, a bulk consumer of energy, today proposed to set up a Railway Energy Management Company shortly to bring efficiency in energy consumption and help in power purchases. At present, Railways foots a bill of Rs 9000 crore in electric consumptio...
Cut down power use if you can't afford high bills: Sheila Dikshit
Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday February 24, 2013
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday urged people to reduce their electricity consumption if they cannot afford high power bills.
Get ready for a phased hike in electricity bills
Raj Kumar Sahu | Thursday February 7, 2013
Brace up for a phased increase in your electricity bills, as the government seems to be unrelenting on its decision to do away with subsidies, and is leaving no stone unturned to completely phase out the sops it offers on all energy products, be it p...
After 'Chota Pakistan', now a 'Bangladesh' in Thane
Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 15, 2013
Weeks after an electricity bill from Thane's Nallasopara slum colony brought a 'Chota Pakistan' to light, a birth certificate issued to a resident from Gandhinagar locality in Mira-Bhayander, has revealed a settlement called 'Bangladesh Zopadpatti'.
