Amid mounting calls by western nations for enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya, India said there was not much "clarity" on key questions like objective and assets required for the measure. As Britain and France worked on a draft r
The government on Wednesday admitted that the country will face a huge shortfall of 269 million tonnes of coal by 2021-22 as the coal producing entities have failed to keep pace with the demand as well as economic growth. "In the last
Battle lines have been clearly drawn for the April 13 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu with DMK and Congress clinching a seat sharing deal after a fortnight of hard bargaining. The ruling DMK, in alliance with Congress, PMK,Viduthlalai Chirtha
Exasperated by frequent disruptions during question hour, Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday lamented that it was becoming "almost dead". A visibly disappointed Kumar made the observation when SP members created uproar for t
Exasperated by frequent disruptions during question hour, Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday lamented that it was becoming "almost dead". A visibly disappointed Kumar made the observation when SP members created uproar for t
Kerala chief minister V S Achuthanandan on Wednesday termed as `unjustified` the election commission`s directive banning the implementation of the state government scheme to provide rice at Rs 2 per kg to 40 lakh families. Addressing repor
Madras high court on Wednesday ordered that senior lawyer R K Chandramohan, suspended as chairman of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry bar council for alleged involvement in an attempt to influence a judge taking the name of then union minister A Raja, s
After a marathon ten-hour meeting between the Indian Commercial Pilot Association (ICPA), Air India management and the chief labour commissioner, the pilots` representative body has agreed to defer its palnn
Gender representation in corporate boardrooms is set to become fairer with the ministry of corporate affairs moving to make it mandatory for companies with five or more independent directors to have at least one woman director. The m
The Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court order allowing Mauritius-based World Sports Group`s (WSG) appeal against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seeking arbitration with regard to termination of their agreement for Rs 4
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today virtually blamed former MoS (Personnel) Prithviraj Chavan for the fiasco involving appointment of P J Thomas as CVC, saying the note forwarded by him for the selection committee did not have information about co
The telecom companies, under scruitny for having benefited in 2G spectrum scam, today told the Supreme Court that allocation of the air waves since 2003 should be scrapped if the first-come-first serve policy adopted during the tenure of former Te
The telecom companies, under scruitny for having benefited in 2G spectrum scam, today told the Supreme Court that allocation of the air waves since 2003 should be scrapped if the first-come-first serve policy adopted during the tenure of former Te
The neglect of rural health care and concerns of paltry budgetary allocation on the sector might see some fresh light, thanks to technology enabled innovations in connected health in India. Internet protocol-based networking solutions prov
Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that a detailed project report of over Rs 250 crore has been submitted to the Centre for rehabilitation and restoration works in flood-affected Ladakh region. "A detailed project repo
The BJP government wants to rename Bhopal as Bhojpal amidst protest. After spending crores to glorify the image of Raja Bhoj, a Parmar king born 1000 years back, Shivraj Singh Chauhan is defending his decision saying there is nothing wrong i
A meeting of officials from the state and the centre would be held here on March 10 to expedite the Navi Mumbai Airport project. The state and the union government officials from aviation and environment ministries, along with officials of
Ruling CPI-M in Kerala today deferred to next week a decision on the question of Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan`s candidature for the April 13 assembly polls.
Government cannot steamroll the rights of land owners by acquiring their land arbitarily as it would be violative of their fundamental and constitutional rights, the supreme court said on Monday. "Even though the concept of pub
Civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi on Monday set up a three-member committee to consider the demands of the agitating Air India pilots and appealed to them not to go on strike on Wednesday. In turn, leaders of the Indian Commercial Pilot
