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Hurricane Maria back to Category 5 as it plummets Dominica; now barrels towards Puerto Rico

Maria had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph) late Monday when it slammed into Dominica.

Finance Ministry asks depts to submit grant demands before interim budget

While seeking supplementary grants, the ministries have been asked to ensure that the expenditure for 2013-2014 has to be contained within the revised estimates level.

Former bureaucrats write to PM on Health Secy's transfer

Former bureaucrats and eminent personalities have written to the Prime Minister protesting the transfer of Keshav Desiraju from the post of Union health secretary apparently after he opposed making Ketan Desai, who is facing graft charges, a member of Medical Council of India.

Domestic passenger car sales down 4.5% in Dec, commercial vehicles down 25%

Total sale of vehicles across categories registered a decline of 1.21 percent to 14,31,632 units from 14,49,203 units in December 2012, it added.