Students and teachers from the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti were on Tuesday felicitated for integrating technology in education. Out of the 3,500 entries, eight teachers and 12 students from 981
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee complained of chest pain today following the accident in which one of her convoy cars was hit by a lorry, which her aide alleged was an attempt on her life while she was returning from her rally at Maoist bastion i
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced that his government would increase the grants and also give more subsidy to the state Haj Committee. "The state government is also duty bound to see that the haj pilgrims are no
Security agencies have raised an alarm over the non-compliance by telecom operators in blocking or intercepting calls on mobile phones without International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. The security agencies had approach
In a bid to clear his name from any possible corruption taint, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi wrote a letter to Congress MPs ahead of the debate in Parliament, denying any financial irregularities in conducting the
India seems to be faced with a serious problem of untested and unsafe LPG cylinders in circulation, contrary to what the government told the Lok Sabha last Thursday. Deepak K. Basil, a Ludhiana-based businessman, has collected evidence
The Delhi transport department is looking at private involvement in managing bus services in Delhi. Under the bus cluster scheme, the government has roped in private entities to manage 60 percent of the services in the city. Under the sche
All services at Delhi government-run Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital stayed suspended for the fourth day today as the transformer which caught fire on Friday hasn’t been repaired yet. Patients had to travel to nearby hospitals for treat
Opposition BJP today created uproar in Rajya Sabha over Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee`s rally at Lalgarh backed by Maoists and asked why Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was silent on the Railway Minister`s alleged hobnobbing with Left-wing extr
Government has set up a special control room in the Ministry of External Affairs to streamline the collation and dissemination of information on foreigners affected in the recent flash floods in Leh. "Information about Indian
The government today assured the Lok Sabha that it was ready to consider any kind of inquiry into alleged corruption in the Commonwealth Games projects after the event was over. "We are ready to consider any kind of inquiry aft
Andhra Pradesh government has submitted proposals to the Centre for developing road network in seven Maoist-infested districts in the state. The state government has sought Rs 1160 crore for developing 117 roads and constructing 26
The Reserve Bank of India does not have any estimate of alleged illegal gold transactions going on in the country, according an RTI reply. The application addressed to the Finance Ministry was transferred to the Bankers` Bank for a
Punitive action has been taken against officials responsible for instances of rotting of foodgrains at various FCI godowns, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar informed the Rajya Sabha today. Replying to a Calling Attention n
Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has waded into the controversy over corruption in Commonwealth Games, saying Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi should resign if his name figures in a CBI inquiry. "If his nam
Union railway minister Mamata Banerjee has raised a storm that the union government will find hard to ignore. "I believe Azad had been murdered. It was unjust,” she declared at a public rally in West Bengal’s Lalgarh yesterday ref
The Reserve Bank of India does not have any estimate of alleged illegal gold transactions going on in the country, according an RTI reply. The application addressed to the Finance Ministry was transferred to the Bankers` Bank for a reply on
BJP today found unlikely allies in the Left parties as it attacked railway minister Mamata Banerjee`s alleged support to the Maoists and her questioning of the encounter in which Maoist spokesman Azad was killed. As soon as the Hous
This could be the Planning Commission`s best move till date - an online portal where citizens will get to help mould the 12th five-year-plan. Speaking at the National Conference on Public Governance here on Tuesday, the commission`s deputy
Aiming to increase voter turnout in the coming Assembly polls in Bihar, the Election Commission has planned to rope in a popular personality to publicise about exercising voting rights, as Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni had done for Jharkhand.
