Underlining the importance of aviation in economic development of countries, president Pratibha Patil on Monday sought "flexible business modules" for expansion of the aviation industry. "Innovative and flexible business mod
Polling for the first phase of the civic polls in Tamil Nadu started across the state this morning on a peaceful note. No untoward incident was reported as polling began at ten corporations including Chennai besides many other local bodies
Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who has been remanded to judicial custody till October 22 by a special lokayukta court in alleged land scam cases, moved the high court on Monday seeking bail. A memo to this effect was file
Haryana Janhit Congress(HJC)-BJP alliance candidate Kuldeep Bishnoi is leading over his nearest rival Ajay Chautala of INLD by over 29,041 votes after seven rounds of counting for the by-polls to the Hisar lok sabha seat. Bishnoi, son of f
The commission, probing the Sikh killings in Haryana`s Rewari district during the 1984 riots, on Monday invited submission of related statements, evidences and other documents from the public. Retired judge of the Punjab and Haryana high c
BSP on Monday accused Congress leader Digvijay Singh of being "anti-dalit", saying his statement on statues and memorials is indicative of his mentality towards the community. "The allegation levelled by Singh during his pre
The strike at Maruti Suzuki India`s (MSI) Manesar plant entered its 11th day on Monday, with workers protesting outside the factory premises, but the company said it has resumed partial production at the plant. The company also said produc
Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence to implicate Narendra Modi in the Gujarat riots, was granted bail by a local court in Ahmedabad on Monday, 17 days after he was sent to jail. Session Judge V K
Normal life was disrupted in the Telangana region on Saturday due to a bandh called by the Telangana Joint Action Committee to protest police action against MPs and MLAs during Saturday`s rail roko. Public transport system was hit and educ
Amid sluggishness in the economy, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday exuded confidence that the country will maintain a high economic growth trajectory of 8.5 to 9 per cent in the medium to long-term. "In the medium to long-t
Things will still be Twittering in the Houses of Parliament. A move to ban the micro-blogging site failed on Thursday as lawmakers declined to give up their smartphones in the name of decorum. Some senior Conservativ
The planning commission hasn’t had an urban planner in its ranks since 1996. Can you believe this? Well, that is a cold fact revealed by someone who should know - Pronab Sen, advisor in the plan panel and chief architect of the appro
Susheela is a teenager who hails from a middle-class family in Delhi. One may think that being a resident of the national capital, and being a girl of the new millennium, she must be aware of gender issues present in society. Unfortunately, no.
Anna Hazare on Friday distanced himself from Prashant Bhushan on the issue of plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was not the team`s stand and the lawyer-activist was airing his personal views. "Prashant Bhushan`s statement (on
In the wake of the RDX haul in Haryana, the Centre has advised authorities in four metros besides Hyderabad and Bangalore to remain on high alert as terrorists may try to strike during the festival season. Acting on intelligence inputs, th
A Delhi court will pronounce on October 22 its order on framing of charges in the 2G spectrum case, involving former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 15 others. "Put up for order on charge on October 22," said specia
Author Chetan Bhagat says the idea of his latest work `Revolution 2020` emerged because of the rampant corruption in the education sector which affects millions of youth. "I am a motivation speaker now and travel around the country. A
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday called for a critical review of the right to information (RTI) act. Speaking at the sixth annual central information commission convention in New Delhi, the PM said, "RTI should not affect the deliberat
Mumbai based RTI activist Anil Galgali has written an open letter to the president asking her to bring all consortium`s working on PPP projects under the purview of RTI Act. Galgali has said that since the projects carried out by t
The fight for justice for the families of Uphaar theatre tragedy has suffered a setback. The Supreme Court on Thursday nearly halved the sum of compensation awarded to them by the Delhi High Court and slashed punitive damages to be paid by cinema
