Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm, Reliance Infrastructure, today signed an agreement with Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to construct the 3.3-kilometre Worli-Haji Ali Sea Link. It also involves paying MSRDC R
The first meeting of the group of ministers on inclusion of caste categories in the census is likely to be held on July 1. The GoM headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, has as its members union law minister M Veerappa Moily, HRD min
The nation was shocked after a Bhopal court`s verdict on the 1984 gas tragedy. There was no justice for the victims, people said, hoping the government would still do something. And the government did: it revived a Group of Ministers on this issue
Miffed at the states bypassing the panchyati raj institutions in preparation of the NREGS labour budget, the rural development ministry has asked the state governments to attach a certificate of approval from PRIs failing which the funds will not
A local court today asked the CBI to file a report before it by tomorrow on investigation into the alleged multi-crore Railway recruitment scam. The Judge of the Special Court for CBI cases, gave the orders while hearing a petition
* Fuel prices to impact inflation, but it will be absorbed:FM Print Print STAFF REPORTER 17:50 HRS IST Mumbai, Jun 28 (PTI) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the the hike i
After introducing Tamil as the medium of instruction in Engineering education, Tamil Nadu government proposes to extend it to medical courses, chief minister M Karunanidhi said today. "The (Higher Education) minister had announ
A sum of Rs 11.73 crore was found to be misappropriated in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme in Andhra Pradesh, the chief minister`s office has said. The rural development department officials, however
Amid walkout and protest by Trinamool Congress and Congress members in the Assembly, the Left Front government today passed two bills, including the West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2010. Soon after the proceedings began,
The Delhi High Court today directed Air India to open the locks the offices of its employee`s union which were sealed after a flash strike by its worker a month ago. The court also sought an explanation from the management of the st
Condemning the killing of youths in police firing in Jammu and Kashmir`s Sopore town, the state unit of CPI-M today demanded the government to take strict action against those responsible for the incidents. "It is imperative th
The notion of having private helipad does not make sense `as at both national and global level we are demanding for equity and equitable access to global atmospheric space,` union environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh said here today.
Politbureau member, Brinda Karat has demanded the government to repeal the Land Acquisition Act of 1894. The CPI (M) leader made this demand while addressing a gathering of people affected by the state government`s land lease of 2,780 acre
Terming the prevalent situation in Jammu and Kashmir as a complete "constitutional breakdown", Awami National Conference (ANC) today demanded imposition of Governor`s rule and resignation of chief minister Omar Abdullah. &
The Telugu Desam Party has demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government prevail upon the Centre to make the government of Maharashtra remove all the gates that have been illegally installed on the controversial Babli project across river Godavari.
In conventional Indian history, myths often replace facts and form popular perceptions. The obvious reason is that what passed off as history (primarily medieval) was nothing but a concoction of myths and convenient facts by bards and sycophants.
"We welcome the work of finance and energy ministers in delivering implementation strategies and time-frames, based on national circumstances, for the rationalisation and phase out over the medium term of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies tha
India and the US have agreed to set up four working groups to advance cooperation and establish common goals between two countries in health sector. In a meeting with the union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad last week US health se
India as well as countries in the Himalayan river basins - China, Bangladesh and Nepal will suffer huge depletion in water availability on per capita cubic metre basis, says a report. “India is going to face per capita decline
To prevent the kind of air space violations done by Chinese helicopters in Jammu and Kashmir last year, the Indian Air Force is planning to deploy radars along its mountainous frontiers in northern and eastern parts of the country. "T
